Referees England

Chris Kavanagh Referee Stats

Cards per game, cards by half and over/under cards · Premier League 2016/17 - 2026/27
198matches with card data
340matches refereed

Card profile

198 matches · last 2026/27
3.85
Cards per game
2026/27: 5.60 · avg 3.76
3.72
Yellows per game
736 yellow cards
26
Red cards
1 every 7.6 matches
40.5
Booking points
per game · yellow 10, red 25
4%
No-card matches
8 of 198 · avg 5%

Cards by half

yellow + red cards · both teams
1.281st half 2.572nd half
33% of cards 67% of cards
Per match 1st half 2nd half
Cards per game 1.28 avg 1.24 2.57 avg 2.51
Half without a card 30% avg 31% 9% avg 12%
Over 1.5 cards 36% avg 34% 73% avg 68%
Home side cards 0.56 avg 0.57 1.24 avg 1.20
Away side cards 0.73 avg 0.67 1.32 avg 1.32

When the cards come

Cards per game League average

First card before the 30th minute in 37% of matches (avg 40%). 34% of all cards come after the 75th minute.

Over / under cards

% of matches · league avg below
Line Full match 1st half 2nd half
Over 0.5 96% 95 70% 69 91% 88
Over 1.5 87% 86 36% 34 73% 68
Over 2.5 68% 69 13% 14 45% 45
Over 3.5 51% 51 6% 6 24% 26
Over 4.5 35% 34 2% 2 12% 14
Over 5.5 22% 20 1% 0 7% 6
Booking points (yellow 10, red 25)
Over 30 54% 53 7% 7 27% 27
Over 40 37% 36 3% 3 15% 16
Over 50 27% 23 3% 2 9% 9

Home vs away

cards per game
1.80
Home side
avg 1.77
2.05
Away side
avg 1.99

Chris Kavanagh shows home and away sides about as many cards as the league average for the same seasons (within 0.10 per game).

Competitions

matches refereed
Premier League198 Championship83 FA Cup20 UEFA Europa League16 EFL Cup10 UEFA Champions League8 UEFA Conference League4 Community Shield1

Card stats cover Premier League from 2016/17. Other competitions count here, not in the averages.

Season by season

Premier League
Season MP Cards/g 1H 2H O4.5
2026/27 5 5.60 2.00 3.60 100%
2025/26 29 4.28 1.24 3.03 41%
2024/25 25 4.80 1.80 3.00 52%
2023/24 20 4.30 1.75 2.55 35%
2022/23 13 3.15 0.77 2.38 15%
2021/22 18 3.94 1.22 2.72 33%
2020/21 22 3.00 0.91 2.09 27%
2019/20 26 3.35 1.04 2.31 31%
2018/19 24 3.25 1.08 2.17 21%
2017/18 15 3.80 1.47 2.33 33%
2016/17 1 4.00 1.00 3.00 0%
League average 3.76 1.24 2.51 34%

Recent matches

last 10
Date Match 1H-2H H-A Cards
17 Oct 2026 Fulham 1-0 Hull Premier League 3-2 3-2 5
14 Oct 2026 Shakhtar 3-1 AEK UEFA Champions League - - no data
11 Oct 2026 Liverpool 0-3 Man City Premier League 1-6 5-2 7
12 Sep 2026 Crystal Palace 2-3 Ipswich Premier League 2-3 2-3 5
6 Sep 2026 Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea Premier League 2-4 2-4 6
29 Aug 2026 Bournemouth 1-1 Everton Premier League 2-3 3-2 5
20 Aug 2026 Kairat 0-3 Anderlecht UEFA Europa League - - no data
5 Aug 2026 Fenerbahçe 2-0 Sturm UEFA Champions League - - no data
24 May 2026 Sunderland 2-1 Chelsea Premier League 1-10 5-6 11
15 May 2026 Aston Villa 4-2 Liverpool Premier League 2-2 3-1 4

H-A = home side cards - away side cards.

Source: match statistics per half (yellow + red cards, both teams). Averages divide by matches with card data, not all matches. "avg" = the league average over the same seasons. Updated nightly.