Referees England

Craig Pawson Referee Stats

Cards per game, cards by half and over/under cards · Premier League 2015/16 - 2026/27
259matches with card data
455matches refereed

Card profile

259 matches · last 2026/27
3.90
Cards per game
2026/27: 5.25 · avg 3.72
3.76
Yellows per game
975 yellow cards
34
Red cards
1 every 7.6 matches
40.9
Booking points
per game · yellow 10, red 25
4%
No-card matches
10 of 259 · avg 5%

Cards by half

yellow + red cards · both teams
1.211st half 2.692nd half
31% of cards 69% of cards
Per match 1st half 2nd half
Cards per game 1.21 avg 1.23 2.69 avg 2.50
Half without a card 33% avg 32% 12% avg 12%
Over 1.5 cards 34% avg 34% 72% avg 68%
Home side cards 0.51 avg 0.56 1.31 avg 1.18
Away side cards 0.70 avg 0.67 1.39 avg 1.31

When the cards come

Cards per game League average

First card before the 30th minute in 33% 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 67% 68 88% 88
Over 1.5 87% 85 34% 34 72% 68
Over 2.5 70% 69 12% 14 49% 45
Over 3.5 51% 50 5% 5 28% 26
Over 4.5 35% 33 2% 1 17% 13
Over 5.5 23% 19 0% 0 9% 6
Booking points (yellow 10, red 25)
Over 30 53% 52 7% 7 30% 27
Over 40 37% 35 4% 3 20% 16
Over 50 26% 23 3% 2 12% 9

Home vs away

cards per game
1.81
Home side
avg 1.75
2.08
Away side
avg 1.98

Against the league average for the same seasons, Craig Pawson shows home sides 0.06 more cards per game and away sides 0.10 more.

Competitions

matches refereed
Premier League291 Championship67 FA Cup45 UEFA Europa League27 UEFA Conference League9 EFL Cup7 UEFA Champions League6 Community Shield2 Stoiximan Super League1

Card stats cover Premier League from 2015/16. Other competitions count here, not in the averages.

Season by season

Premier League
Season MP Cards/g 1H 2H O4.5
2026/27 4 5.25 2.25 3.00 50%
2025/26 20 2.60 0.45 2.15 10%
2024/25 22 4.55 1.27 3.27 50%
2023/24 19 4.79 1.53 3.26 42%
2022/23 21 3.90 0.95 2.95 29%
2021/22 26 4.23 1.15 3.08 35%
2020/21 22 3.64 1.41 2.23 32%
2019/20 23 3.91 1.17 2.74 39%
2018/19 26 3.85 1.46 2.38 38%
2017/18 24 3.71 1.17 2.54 38%
2016/17 24 4.29 1.54 2.79 38%
2015/16 28 3.25 0.96 2.29 29%
League average 3.72 1.23 2.50 33%

Recent matches

last 10
Date Match 1H-2H H-A Cards
18 Oct 2026 Bournemouth 2-0 Sunderland Premier League 4-2 3-3 6
10 Oct 2026 Aston Villa 2-2 Brentford Premier League 2-5 2-5 7
5 Sep 2026 Forest 0-0 Tottenham Premier League 1-3 2-2 4
30 Aug 2026 Man Utd 5-2 Ipswich Premier League 2-2 1-3 4
24 May 2026 Forest 1-1 Bournemouth Premier League 1-1 1-1 2
9 May 2026 Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea Premier League 0-6 2-4 6
2 May 2026 Brentford 3-0 West Ham Premier League 0-4 1-3 4
25 Apr 2026 Man City 2-1 Southampton FA Cup - - no data
21 Apr 2026 Brighton 3-0 Chelsea Premier League 1-1 1-1 2
5 Apr 2026 West Ham 2-2 Leeds FA Cup - - no data

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.