CP
Craig Pawson
Referee · Premier League · 184 games on file, 11 Aug 18 to 10 Oct 26
3.9
Cards / game
3.7
Yellow / game
0.12
Red / game
9.8
Corners / game
2.72
Goals / game
Home / away card split
Cards aren’t entirely a referee’s own doing, since different teams sit either side every match, but a persistent lean here is a genuine pattern in how this official is appointed and how they officiate.
Home cards/game
1.86
Away cards/game
2.01
Every game by season
All 184 games on file, newest season first, with cards per game next to the league average for that season.
2026/27 · Premier League3 games
Games
3
Cards / game
5.0
League avg: 4.02
Goals / game
3.67
League avg: 2.95
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 26 | Aston Villa vs Brentford | 2–2 | 2/0 | 5/0 |
| 05 Sep 26 | Nott'm Forest vs Tottenham | 0–0 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 30 Aug 26 | Man United vs Ipswich | 5–2 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
2025/26 · Premier League21 games
Games
21
Cards / game
2.8
League avg: 3.85
Goals / game
2.95
League avg: 2.75
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 26 | Nott'm Forest vs Bournemouth | 1–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 09 May 26 | Liverpool vs Chelsea | 1–1 | 2/0 | 4/0 |
| 02 May 26 | Brentford vs West Ham | 3–0 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 21 Apr 26 | Brighton vs Chelsea | 3–0 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 03 Mar 26 | Bournemouth vs Brentford | 0–0 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 27 Feb 26 | Wolves vs Aston Villa | 2–0 | 3/0 | 3/0 |
| 22 Feb 26 | Sunderland vs Fulham | 1–3 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 08 Feb 26 | Liverpool vs Man City | 1–2 | 2/1 | 4/0 |
| 25 Jan 26 | Arsenal vs Man United | 2–3 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 04 Jan 26 | Fulham vs Liverpool | 2–2 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 27 Dec 25 | Burnley vs Everton | 0–0 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 13 Dec 25 | Liverpool vs Brighton | 2–0 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 02 Dec 25 | Fulham vs Man City | 4–5 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 29 Nov 25 | Everton vs Newcastle | 1–4 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 08 Nov 25 | Sunderland vs Arsenal | 2–2 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 26 Oct 25 | Everton vs Tottenham | 0–3 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 18 Oct 25 | Brighton vs Newcastle | 2–1 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 27 Sep 25 | Brentford vs Man United | 3–1 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 13 Sep 25 | Fulham vs Leeds | 1–0 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 31 Aug 25 | Nott'm Forest vs West Ham | 0–3 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 16 Aug 25 | Aston Villa vs Newcastle | 0–0 | 1/1 | 1/0 |
2024/25 · Premier League22 games
Games
22
Cards / game
4.4
League avg: 4.19
Goals / game
2.55
League avg: 2.93
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 25 | Wolves vs Brentford | 1–1 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 04 May 25 | Brighton vs Newcastle | 1–1 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 22 Apr 25 | Man City vs Aston Villa | 2–1 | 3/0 | 3/0 |
| 12 Apr 25 | Nott'm Forest vs Everton | 0–1 | 0/0 | 3/0 |
| 03 Apr 25 | Chelsea vs Tottenham | 1–0 | 5/0 | 5/0 |
| 15 Mar 25 | Bournemouth vs Brentford | 1–2 | 3/0 | 0/0 |
| 22 Feb 25 | Arsenal vs West Ham | 0–1 | 1/1 | 3/0 |
| 19 Feb 25 | Aston Villa vs Liverpool | 2–2 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 25 Jan 25 | Bournemouth vs Nott'm Forest | 5–0 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 14 Jan 25 | West Ham vs Fulham | 3–2 | 3/0 | 3/0 |
| 30 Dec 24 | Aston Villa vs Brighton | 2–2 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 26 Dec 24 | Nott'm Forest vs Tottenham | 1–0 | 3/0 | 2/1 |
| 22 Dec 24 | Man United vs Bournemouth | 0–3 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 14 Dec 24 | Arsenal vs Everton | 0–0 | 0/0 | 3/0 |
| 03 Dec 24 | Ipswich vs Crystal Palace | 0–1 | 2/0 | 4/0 |
| 25 Nov 24 | Newcastle vs West Ham | 0–2 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 03 Nov 24 | Tottenham vs Aston Villa | 4–1 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 25 Oct 24 | Leicester vs Nott'm Forest | 1–3 | 5/0 | 2/0 |
| 05 Oct 24 | Everton vs Newcastle | 0–0 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 14 Sep 24 | Aston Villa vs Everton | 3–2 | 1/0 | 4/0 |
| 24 Aug 24 | Brighton vs Man United | 2–1 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 17 Aug 24 | Newcastle vs Southampton | 1–0 | 2/1 | 4/0 |
2023/24 · Premier League19 games
Games
19
Cards / game
4.5
League avg: 4.32
Goals / game
3.21
League avg: 3.28
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 24 | Brighton vs Man United | 0–2 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 04 May 24 | Man City vs Wolves | 5–1 | 0/0 | 4/0 |
| 27 Apr 24 | Aston Villa vs Chelsea | 2–2 | 3/0 | 5/0 |
| 21 Apr 24 | Fulham vs Liverpool | 1–3 | 3/0 | 0/0 |
| 13 Apr 24 | Nott'm Forest vs Wolves | 2–2 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 03 Apr 24 | Arsenal vs Luton | 2–0 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 02 Mar 24 | Everton vs West Ham | 1–3 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 11 Feb 24 | West Ham vs Arsenal | 0–6 | 4/0 | 0/0 |
| 22 Jan 24 | Brighton vs Wolves | 0–0 | 1/0 | 4/0 |
| 26 Dec 23 | Man United vs Aston Villa | 3–2 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 06 Dec 23 | Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth | 0–2 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 03 Dec 23 | Chelsea vs Brighton | 3–2 | 3/1 | 5/0 |
| 04 Nov 23 | Man City vs Bournemouth | 6–1 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 21 Oct 23 | Liverpool vs Everton | 2–0 | 1/0 | 1/1 |
| 07 Oct 23 | Crystal Palace vs Nott'm Forest | 0–0 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | Wolves vs Man City | 2–1 | 5/0 | 4/0 |
| 16 Sep 23 | Newcastle vs Brentford | 1–0 | 3/0 | 5/0 |
| 26 Aug 23 | Everton vs Wolves | 0–1 | 3/0 | 4/0 |
| 11 Aug 23 | Burnley vs Man City | 0–3 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
2022/23 · Premier League21 games
Games
21
Cards / game
3.8
League avg: 3.66
Goals / game
2.67
League avg: 2.85
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 23 | Leicester vs Liverpool | 0–3 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 29 Apr 23 | Crystal Palace vs West Ham | 4–3 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 17 Apr 23 | Leeds vs Liverpool | 1–6 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 05 Apr 23 | West Ham vs Newcastle | 1–5 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 11 Mar 23 | Tottenham vs Nott'm Forest | 3–1 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 04 Mar 23 | Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace | 1–0 | 2/0 | 3/1 |
| 25 Feb 23 | Leicester vs Arsenal | 0–1 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 11 Feb 23 | West Ham vs Chelsea | 1–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 04 Feb 23 | Brighton vs Bournemouth | 1–0 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 21 Jan 23 | Crystal Palace vs Newcastle | 0–0 | 4/0 | 2/0 |
| 15 Jan 23 | Tottenham vs Arsenal | 0–2 | 4/0 | 2/0 |
| 30 Dec 22 | Liverpool vs Leicester | 2–1 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 26 Dec 22 | Everton vs Wolves | 1–2 | 1/0 | 6/0 |
| 12 Nov 22 | Bournemouth vs Everton | 3–0 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 22 Oct 22 | Man City vs Brighton | 3–1 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 16 Oct 22 | Man United vs Newcastle | 0–0 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 17 Sep 22 | Newcastle vs Bournemouth | 1–1 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 01 Sep 22 | Leicester vs Man United | 0–1 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 28 Aug 22 | Nott'm Forest vs Tottenham | 0–2 | 6/0 | 1/0 |
| 20 Aug 22 | Bournemouth vs Arsenal | 0–3 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 06 Aug 22 | Everton vs Chelsea | 0–1 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
2021/22 · Premier League26 games
Games
26
Cards / game
4.2
League avg: 3.51
Goals / game
2.54
League avg: 2.82
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 22 | Burnley vs Newcastle | 1–2 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 08 May 22 | Leicester vs Everton | 1–2 | 3/0 | 0/0 |
| 30 Apr 22 | Watford vs Burnley | 1–2 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 23 Apr 22 | Arsenal vs Man United | 3–1 | 3/0 | 4/0 |
| 16 Apr 22 | Tottenham vs Brighton | 0–1 | 3/0 | 3/0 |
| 02 Apr 22 | Burnley vs Man City | 0–2 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 17 Mar 22 | Everton vs Newcastle | 1–0 | 2/1 | 1/0 |
| 06 Mar 22 | Watford vs Arsenal | 2–3 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 26 Feb 22 | Leeds vs Tottenham | 0–4 | 4/0 | 2/0 |
| 20 Feb 22 | Wolves vs Leicester | 2–1 | 4/0 | 4/0 |
| 13 Feb 22 | Newcastle vs Aston Villa | 1–0 | 3/0 | 4/0 |
| 05 Feb 22 | Burnley vs Watford | 0–0 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 22 Jan 22 | Everton vs Aston Villa | 0–1 | 5/0 | 3/0 |
| 15 Jan 22 | Man City vs Chelsea | 1–0 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 02 Jan 22 | Brentford vs Aston Villa | 2–1 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 27 Dec 21 | Newcastle vs Man United | 1–1 | 3/0 | 3/0 |
| 05 Dec 21 | Man United vs Crystal Palace | 1–0 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 27 Nov 21 | Brighton vs Leeds | 0–0 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 07 Nov 21 | West Ham vs Liverpool | 3–2 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 22 Oct 21 | Arsenal vs Aston Villa | 3–1 | 2/0 | 5/0 |
| 16 Oct 21 | Leicester vs Man United | 4–2 | 0/0 | 3/0 |
| 26 Sep 21 | Arsenal vs Tottenham | 3–1 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 18 Sep 21 | Aston Villa vs Everton | 3–0 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 12 Sep 21 | Leeds vs Liverpool | 0–3 | 2/1 | 1/0 |
| 22 Aug 21 | Southampton vs Man United | 1–1 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 14 Aug 21 | Leicester vs Wolves | 1–0 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
2020/21 · Premier League23 games
Games
23
Cards / game
3.6
League avg: 2.99
Goals / game
2.52
League avg: 2.69
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 21 | Liverpool vs Crystal Palace | 2–0 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 19 May 21 | Tottenham vs Aston Villa | 1–2 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 15 May 21 | Southampton vs Fulham | 3–1 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 11 May 21 | Man United vs Leicester | 1–2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 25 Apr 21 | Leeds vs Man United | 0–0 | 4/0 | 1/0 |
| 18 Apr 21 | Arsenal vs Fulham | 1–1 | 0/0 | 3/0 |
| 04 Apr 21 | Newcastle vs Tottenham | 2–2 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 15 Mar 21 | Wolves vs Liverpool | 0–1 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 21 Feb 21 | West Ham vs Tottenham | 2–1 | 4/0 | 3/0 |
| 14 Feb 21 | West Brom vs Man United | 1–1 | 5/0 | 0/0 |
| 06 Feb 21 | Newcastle vs Southampton | 3–2 | 2/1 | 1/0 |
| 02 Feb 21 | Wolves vs Arsenal | 2–1 | 3/0 | 2/2 |
| 27 Jan 21 | Brighton vs Fulham | 0–0 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 19 Jan 21 | Leicester vs Chelsea | 2–0 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 20 Dec 20 | Tottenham vs Leicester | 0–2 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 17 Dec 20 | Aston Villa vs Burnley | 0–0 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 06 Dec 20 | Liverpool vs Wolves | 4–0 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 21 Nov 20 | Newcastle vs Chelsea | 0–2 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 08 Nov 20 | Man City vs Liverpool | 1–1 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 25 Oct 20 | Arsenal vs Leicester | 0–1 | 3/0 | 5/0 |
| 17 Oct 20 | Newcastle vs Man United | 1–4 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 28 Sep 20 | Liverpool vs Arsenal | 3–1 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 14 Sep 20 | Brighton vs Chelsea | 1–3 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
2019/20 · Premier League23 games
Games
23
Cards / game
3.7
League avg: 3.47
Goals / game
2.96
League avg: 2.72
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 20 | Man City vs Norwich | 5–0 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 19 Jul 20 | Bournemouth vs Southampton | 0–2 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 11 Jul 20 | Watford vs Newcastle | 2–1 | 1/0 | 4/0 |
| 08 Jul 20 | Brighton vs Liverpool | 1–3 | 1/0 | 4/0 |
| 05 Jul 20 | Newcastle vs West Ham | 2–2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 27 Jun 20 | Aston Villa vs Wolves | 0–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 23 Jun 20 | Tottenham vs West Ham | 2–0 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 20 Jun 20 | Watford vs Leicester | 1–1 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 28 Feb 20 | Norwich vs Leicester | 1–0 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 22 Feb 20 | Southampton vs Aston Villa | 2–0 | 1/0 | 4/0 |
| 01 Feb 20 | Watford vs Everton | 2–3 | 2/0 | 2/1 |
| 19 Jan 20 | Liverpool vs Man United | 2–0 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 29 Dec 19 | Arsenal vs Chelsea | 1–2 | 5/0 | 4/0 |
| 21 Dec 19 | Aston Villa vs Southampton | 1–3 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 16 Dec 19 | Crystal Palace vs Brighton | 1–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 07 Dec 19 | Everton vs Chelsea | 3–1 | 3/0 | 0/0 |
| 04 Dec 19 | Leicester vs Watford | 2–0 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 01 Dec 19 | Man United vs Aston Villa | 2–2 | 4/0 | 1/0 |
| 06 Oct 19 | Man City vs Wolves | 0–2 | 5/0 | 2/0 |
| 29 Sep 19 | Leicester vs Newcastle | 5–0 | 1/0 | 1/1 |
| 14 Sep 19 | Tottenham vs Crystal Palace | 4–0 | 4/0 | 2/0 |
| 25 Aug 19 | Wolves vs Burnley | 1–1 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 10 Aug 19 | Watford vs Brighton | 0–3 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
2018/19 · Premier League26 games
Games
26
Cards / game
3.8
League avg: 3.33
Goals / game
2.42
League avg: 2.82
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 May 19 | Bournemouth vs Tottenham | 1–0 | 1/0 | 5/2 |
| 20 Apr 19 | Wolves vs Brighton | 0–0 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 15 Apr 19 | Watford vs Arsenal | 0–1 | 2/1 | 0/0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | Cardiff vs Chelsea | 1–2 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 17 Mar 19 | Fulham vs Liverpool | 1–2 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 09 Mar 19 | Crystal Palace vs Brighton | 1–2 | 1/0 | 5/0 |
| 26 Feb 19 | Newcastle vs Burnley | 2–0 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 09 Feb 19 | Crystal Palace vs West Ham | 1–1 | 3/0 | 0/0 |
| 06 Feb 19 | Everton vs Man City | 0–2 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 20 Jan 19 | Fulham vs Tottenham | 1–2 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 14 Jan 19 | Man City vs Wolves | 3–0 | 1/0 | 0/1 |
| 30 Dec 18 | Crystal Palace vs Chelsea | 0–1 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 27 Dec 18 | Southampton vs West Ham | 1–2 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 21 Dec 18 | Wolves vs Liverpool | 0–2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 15 Dec 18 | Man City vs Everton | 3–1 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 08 Dec 18 | Leicester vs Tottenham | 0–2 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 02 Dec 18 | Chelsea vs Fulham | 2–0 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 25 Nov 18 | Bournemouth vs Arsenal | 1–2 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 03 Nov 18 | Newcastle vs Watford | 1–0 | 1/0 | 5/0 |
| 28 Oct 18 | Burnley vs Chelsea | 0–4 | 4/0 | 2/0 |
| 07 Oct 18 | Southampton vs Chelsea | 0–3 | 6/0 | 0/0 |
| 29 Sep 18 | Huddersfield vs Tottenham | 0–2 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 15 Sep 18 | Bournemouth vs Leicester | 4–2 | 3/0 | 2/1 |
| 27 Aug 18 | Man United vs Tottenham | 0–3 | 2/0 | 4/0 |
| 18 Aug 18 | Cardiff vs Newcastle | 0–0 | 2/0 | 2/1 |
| 11 Aug 18 | Wolves vs Everton | 2–2 | 0/0 | 1/1 |
Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.