Premier League · 7,213 games logged

Premier League Referees: what really happens in their games

Across 7,213 logged Premier League games, the biggest scoring gap between referees is real: games with M Salisbury average 3.3 goals, games with R Styles just 2.3 — against a league average of 2.8. Every referee below links to their full record.

Referee	Games	Avg goals	League	Home wins	Cards/gm	Booking pts
A Taylor	432	2.9	2.8	42%	3.7	38.6
M Oliver	429	2.9	2.8	44%	3.4	35.6
M Dean	428	2.7	2.8	43%	3.9	42.1
M Atkinson	414	2.6	2.8	46%	3.4	36.6
A Marriner	375	2.9	2.8	42%	3.3	35.3
C Pawson	289	2.7	2.8	43%	3.7	39.2
J Moss	274	2.8	2.8	46%	3.4	35.8
L Mason	273	2.8	2.8	51%	3.3	34.7
K Friend	272	2.8	2.8	46%	3.5	36.7
S Attwell	245	2.8	2.8	44%	3.9	40.5
M Clattenburg	233	2.8	2.8	48%	3.3	36.3
P Dowd	210	2.9	2.8	47%	3.8	40.9
H Webb	208	2.6	2.8	44%	3.5	36.1
M Jones	202	2.7	2.8	48%	3.3	35.0
P Tierney	196	2.8	2.8	41%	3.5	36.6
C Kavanagh	193	2.6	2.8	45%	3.6	38.0
C Foy	183	2.7	2.8	48%	3.0	32.2
L Probert	180	2.6	2.8	49%	2.7	29.6
S Hooper	140	3.0	2.8	45%	3.7	38.2
A Madley	133	3.0	2.8	43%	3.4	35.8
N Swarbrick	132	2.8	2.8	42%	3.4	35.4
P Walton	120	2.7	2.8	40%	3.0	32.6
P Bankes	116	2.7	2.8	54%	4.1	42.7
M Halsey	112	2.7	2.8	39%	2.1	22.3
D Coote	112	2.7	2.8	46%	4.0	41.5
R Jones	111	2.8	2.8	47%	4.0	41.0
G Scott	105	2.8	2.8	53%	2.8	31.0
D England	100	3.0	2.8	43%	4.1	42.6
R Madley	93	2.6	2.8	47%	3.4	36.2
R East	91	2.6	2.8	52%	3.3	34.5
J Gillett	86	3.1	2.8	35%	3.8	38.3
A Wiley	84	2.6	2.8	48%	3.2	33.2
S Bennett	81	2.5	2.8	47%	3.6	37.8
J Brooks	75	2.7	2.8	52%	4.5	46.3
S Barrott	62	3.1	2.8	44%	4.0	40.2
M Salisbury	61	3.3	2.8	49%	4.0	41.8
T Bramall	53	2.7	2.8	49%	4.0	42.9
M Riley	52	2.8	2.8	44%	3.9	40.4
R Styles	51	2.3	2.8	43%	3.4	37.6
T Robinson	49	2.7	2.8	49%	4.2	43.2
T Harrington	48	2.8	2.8	38%	3.7	38.4
S Tanner small sample	24	2.6	2.8	79%	3.5	37.9
D Bond small sample	23	2.8	2.8	52%	4.2	44.8
K Stroud small sample	15	3.1	2.8	47%	3.0	31.0
L Smith small sample	10	3.2	2.8	50%	4.4	48.5
J Smith small sample	8	3.3	2.8	63%	4.1	45.0
U Rennie small sample	7	2.9	2.8	43%	2.1	21.4
T Kirk small sample	6	2.0	2.8	33%	3.2	39.2
F Hallam small sample	6	3.3	2.8	50%	2.7	26.7
A Kitchen small sample	6	2.3	2.8	50%	3.2	31.7
M Donohue small sample	5	3.0	2.8	20%	5.6	56.0

"Small sample" means we don't have enough of that referee's games yet to publish a full page — the row still shows what we do have. Averages update as new games are logged. Last build: 2026-08-29 22:14 UTC.

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Common questions

Do Premier League referees really affect the score?

The numbers on this page are real averages from logged games, shown next to the league average so you can see the gap. Some of the gap is the referee, some is the games they happen to get. Treat it as one more thing to check — not a system on its own.

Where does this data come from?

Official game records: final scores, cards and fouls for every logged game each referee worked. We only publish a full page for referees with enough games to be meaningful.

How do bettors use referee stats?

Mostly for totals and cards markets — a strict referee lifts booking-point overs. If a referee's games run clearly above or below the league average, that's worth knowing before you take an over or under. Check the number, then check the price.

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