Referees England

Darren England Referee Stats

Cards per game, cards by half and over/under cards · Premier League 2019/20 - 2026/27
102matches with card data
248matches refereed

Card profile

102 matches · last 2026/27
4.21
Cards per game
2026/27: 3.60 · avg 3.85
4.10
Yellows per game
418 yellow cards
11
Red cards
1 every 9.3 matches
43.7
Booking points
per game · yellow 10, red 25
1%
No-card matches
1 of 102 · avg 4%

Cards by half

yellow + red cards · both teams
1.231st half 2.982nd half
29% of cards 71% of cards
Per match 1st half 2nd half
Cards per game 1.23 avg 1.27 2.98 avg 2.58
Half without a card 33% avg 31% 5% avg 11%
Over 1.5 cards 35% avg 35% 76% avg 70%
Home side cards 0.60 avg 0.58 1.24 avg 1.23
Away side cards 0.63 avg 0.69 1.75 avg 1.36

When the cards come

Cards per game League average

First card before the 30th minute in 40% of matches (avg 40%). 39% 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 99% 96 67% 69 95% 89
Over 1.5 95% 87 35% 35 76% 70
Over 2.5 76% 71 14% 14 54% 47
Over 3.5 57% 53 4% 6 32% 27
Over 4.5 38% 35 2% 2 23% 14
Over 5.5 25% 21 1% 0 9% 7
Booking points (yellow 10, red 25)
Over 30 59% 54 5% 8 33% 28
Over 40 41% 37 4% 3 25% 17
Over 50 25% 24 3% 2 10% 10

Home vs away

cards per game
1.83
Home side
avg 1.80
2.37
Away side
avg 2.05

Against the league average for the same seasons, Darren England shows home sides 0.03 more cards per game and away sides 0.32 more.

Competitions

matches refereed
Championship104 Premier League102 FA Cup27 EFL Cup9 UEFA Conference League3 UEFA Champions League2 UEFA Europa League1

Card stats cover Premier League from 2019/20. Other competitions count here, not in the averages.

Season by season

Premier League
Season MP Cards/g 1H 2H O4.5
2026/27 5 3.60 1.60 2.00 20%
2025/26 23 4.70 0.96 3.74 52%
2024/25 20 4.40 1.25 3.15 45%
2023/24 12 5.08 1.75 3.33 50%
2022/23 17 3.59 1.06 2.53 24%
2021/22 13 4.23 1.38 2.85 38%
2020/21 11 3.18 1.09 2.09 18%
2019/20 1 3.00 1.00 2.00 0%
League average 3.85 1.27 2.58 35%

Recent matches

last 10
Date Match 1H-2H H-A Cards
18 Oct 2026 Leeds 1-1 Man Utd Premier League 2-2 2-2 4
19 Sep 2026 Brighton 3-0 Arsenal Premier League 2-3 4-1 5
12 Sep 2026 Tottenham 0-0 Everton Premier League 0-2 0-2 2
4 Sep 2026 Ipswich 0-2 Liverpool Premier League 2-2 1-3 4
22 Aug 2026 Hull 2-0 Man Utd Premier League 2-1 2-1 3
24 May 2026 Liverpool 1-1 Brentford Premier League 0-5 2-3 5
16 May 2026 Chelsea 0-1 Man City FA Cup - - no data
3 May 2026 Man Utd 3-2 Liverpool Premier League 0-4 2-2 4
24 Apr 2026 Sunderland 0-5 Forest Premier League 0-7 2-5 7
20 Apr 2026 Crystal Palace 0-0 West Ham Premier League 1-2 2-1 3

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.