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Joshua Smith

Referee · Premier League · 9 games on file, 20 May 23 to 29 Aug 26

4.2 Cards / game
4.0 Yellow / game
0.22 Red / game
9.9 Corners / game
3.00 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 2.11
Away cards/game 2.11

Every game by season

All 9 games on file, newest season first, with cards per game next to the league average for that season.

2026/27 · Premier League1 game
Games 1
Cards / game 5.0 League avg: 4.02
Goals / game 1.00 League avg: 2.95
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
29 Aug 26 Coventry vs Hull 0–1 1/0 4/0
2024/25 · Premier League3 games
Games 3
Cards / game 4.3 League avg: 4.19
Goals / game 3.00 League avg: 2.93
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
03 Dec 24 Leicester vs West Ham 3–1 2/0 2/0
28 Sep 24 Nott'm Forest vs Fulham 0–1 2/0 4/0
31 Aug 24 Brentford vs Southampton 3–1 2/0 1/0
2023/24 · Premier League4 games
Games 4
Cards / game 4.2 League avg: 4.32
Goals / game 3.25 League avg: 3.28
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
31 Dec 23 Fulham vs Arsenal 2–1 4/0 1/0
06 Dec 23 Fulham vs Nott'm Forest 5–0 0/0 1/0
21 Oct 23 Brentford vs Burnley 3–0 5/0 2/1
23 Sep 23 Luton vs Wolves 1–1 0/0 2/1
2022/23 · Premier League1 game
Games 1
Cards / game 3.0 League avg: 3.66
Goals / game 4.00 League avg: 2.85
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
20 May 23 Fulham vs Crystal Palace 2–2 3/0 0/0

Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.

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