The match of the 30th round of the Russian Premier League will be held on May 17 in Kaliningrad and will begin at 18:00 Moscow time.
Novikov will be assisted by assistant judges Kirill Bolshakov and Yegor Bolkhovitin. Alexander Mashlyakevich has been appointed as a reserve referee, and Andrei Ivanov will be the match inspector. Anatoly Zhabchenko and Anton Frolov will be responsible for the video Referee Assistance System (VAR).
Previously, Novikov officiatedd only one match of the blue and whites, in which they outplayed Sochi (2:0).
