Referees · England
Craig Pawson: referee stats
Craig Pawson has refereed 4 league games in the 2026/27 Premier League, with 5.0 yellow and 0.3 red cards a game. That is above the league average this season: 4.0 yellow and 0.2 red a game. The latest game was Bournemouth – Sunderland 2–0 on 18 October (5 yellow, 1 red). Craig Pawson has refereed 51 league games in our data in three seasons (2024/25–2026/27), 4 of them this season. Cards a game: 3.6 yellow and 0.2 red; the average in the same leagues and seasons was 3.9 yellow and 0.1 red.
This season's games
| Date | Match | Score | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct | Bournemouth – Sunderland | 2–0 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 Oct | Aston Villa – Brentford | 2–2 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 Sep | Nottingham Forest – Tottenham | 0–0 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 Aug | Manchester United – Ipswich | 5–2 | 4 | 0 |
Yellow and red cards of both teams. A match with a page of its own is a link.
By season
| Season | League | Games | Yellow a game | Red a game | Home wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Premier League | 4 | 5.00 | 0.25 | 50% |
| 2025/26 | Premier League | 21 | 2.67 | 0.10 | 33% |
| 2025/26 | Championship | 1 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0% |
| 2024/25 | Premier League | 22 | 4.27 | 0.14 | 41% |
| 2024/25 | Championship | 3 | 2.67 | 0.67 | 100% |
| 3 seasons | 51 | 3.59 | 0.16 | 41% |
Cards of both teams as the source records them, a red counted once (twice when a card tip is settled). Penalties awarded in play, scored or missed, where our data has every game's events (else –).
Leagues
- Premier League47 games
- Championship4 games
See also
England: all referees Premier League: table and matches All referees
League games of the last three seasons in our data. A name that appears in two games on one day belongs to two people and gets no page. History only, never a prediction.
The day's tips on Telegram
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