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D. England

Premier League 2025/26 · 21 matches

Moderate-variability referee — RT Score 40.2. +2.6 cards per match above expected. 45% of cards occur after 75'.

40.2
RT Score · Variable

2025/26 involvements — 27 total

Head referee 22 Fourth official 5
21
Matches
4.6
Avg cards/game
45%
Cards after 75'
0.14
Penalties/game
43%
Cards to losing team

+2.58 cards vs expected — matches average 2.58 more cards than the two teams typically produce.

Score breakdown — league-relative percentile

Card variance ×0.35 weight · 29th pct
29/100
Late cards ×0.20 weight · 73th pct
73/100
Home/away bias ×0.20 weight · 19th pct
19/100
Penalties ×0.15 weight · 25th pct
25/100
Chasing game ×0.10 weight · 78th pct
78/100

Situational analysis

Home vs Away cards

Home 48% (47) Away 52% (50)

Cards by score state (team's perspective)

Winning
32%
Level
25%
Losing
43%

Scrutiny index

11.9
out of 100 — league-relative
VAR cards / match
0.000 / avg 0.040
Late decisions / match
0.095 / avg 0.129
Pen awarded or red card after min 80 · VAR card events. We measure activity, not correctness.

Recent matches

Date Home Away Score Cards Pens
2026-04-24 Sunderland Nottingham Forest 0–5 7Y —
2026-04-20 Crystal Palace West Ham United 0–0 3Y —
2026-03-21 Brighton & Hove Albion Liverpool 2–1 11Y —
2026-03-04 Manchester City Nottingham Forest 2–2 4Y —
2026-03-01 Arsenal Chelsea 2–1 5Y 1R —
2026-02-23 Everton Manchester United 0–1 5Y —
2026-02-07 Burnley West Ham United 0–2 4Y —
2026-01-25 Crystal Palace Chelsea 1–3 5Y 1R 1
2026-01-07 AFC Bournemouth Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 6Y —
2025-12-30 Arsenal Aston Villa 4–1 5Y —
2025-12-20 Brighton & Hove Albion Sunderland 0–0 4Y —
2025-12-14 Crystal Palace Manchester City 0–3 2Y 1
2025-12-03 Leeds United Chelsea 3–1 2Y —
2025-11-30 West Ham United Liverpool 0–2 2Y 1R —
2025-11-22 Fulham Sunderland 1–0 6Y —