KF
Kevin Friend
Referee · Premier League · 95 games on file, 11 Aug 18 to 22 May 22
3.3
Cards / game
3.2
Yellow / game
0.14
Red / game
10.1
Corners / game
2.75
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
1.75
Away cards/game
1.55
Every game by season
All 95 games on file, newest season first, with cards per game next to the league average for that season.
2021/22 · Premier League18 games
Games
18
Cards / game
4.4
League avg: 3.51
Goals / game
2.89
League avg: 2.82
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 22 | Brighton vs West Ham | 3–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 15 May 22 | Tottenham vs Burnley | 1–0 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 01 May 22 | Everton vs Chelsea | 1–0 | 3/0 | 5/0 |
| 23 Apr 22 | Man City vs Watford | 5–1 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 09 Apr 22 | Southampton vs Chelsea | 0–6 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 18 Mar 22 | Wolves vs Leeds | 2–3 | 1/1 | 4/0 |
| 10 Mar 22 | Southampton vs Newcastle | 1–2 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 26 Feb 22 | Man United vs Watford | 0–0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 19 Feb 22 | Brighton vs Burnley | 0–3 | 1/0 | 4/0 |
| 13 Feb 22 | Tottenham vs Wolves | 0–2 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 23 Jan 22 | Crystal Palace vs Liverpool | 1–3 | 4/0 | 1/0 |
| 18 Jan 22 | Brighton vs Chelsea | 1–1 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 26 Dec 21 | West Ham vs Southampton | 2–3 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 30 Nov 21 | Leeds vs Crystal Palace | 1–0 | 5/0 | 3/0 |
| 07 Nov 21 | Arsenal vs Watford | 1–0 | 4/0 | 2/1 |
| 23 Oct 21 | Brighton vs Man City | 1–4 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 02 Oct 21 | Burnley vs Norwich | 0–0 | 5/0 | 2/0 |
| 25 Sep 21 | Leeds vs West Ham | 1–2 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
2020/21 · Premier League25 games
Games
25
Cards / game
2.4
League avg: 2.99
Goals / game
2.36
League avg: 2.69
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 21 | Sheffield United vs Burnley | 1–0 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 14 May 21 | Newcastle vs Man City | 3–4 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 08 May 21 | Liverpool vs Southampton | 2–0 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 01 May 21 | Chelsea vs Fulham | 2–0 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 24 Apr 21 | Sheffield United vs Brighton | 1–0 | 3/0 | 0/0 |
| 17 Apr 21 | Newcastle vs West Ham | 3–2 | 2/0 | 0/1 |
| 05 Apr 21 | Everton vs Crystal Palace | 1–1 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 13 Mar 21 | Leeds vs Chelsea | 0–0 | 3/0 | 0/0 |
| 07 Mar 21 | Liverpool vs Fulham | 0–1 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 28 Feb 21 | Tottenham vs Burnley | 4–0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 22 Feb 21 | Brighton vs Crystal Palace | 1–2 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 07 Feb 21 | Sheffield United vs Chelsea | 1–2 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 03 Feb 21 | Liverpool vs Brighton | 0–1 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 26 Jan 21 | Southampton vs Arsenal | 1–3 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 16 Jan 21 | Leeds vs Brighton | 0–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 12 Jan 21 | Burnley vs Man United | 0–1 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 01 Jan 21 | Everton vs West Ham | 0–1 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 27 Dec 20 | Liverpool vs West Brom | 1–1 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 13 Dec 20 | Crystal Palace vs Tottenham | 1–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 05 Dec 20 | Chelsea vs Leeds | 3–1 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 23 Nov 20 | Burnley vs Crystal Palace | 1–0 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 31 Oct 20 | Liverpool vs West Ham | 2–1 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 25 Oct 20 | Southampton vs Everton | 2–0 | 1/0 | 2/1 |
| 26 Sep 20 | Crystal Palace vs Everton | 1–2 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 20 Sep 20 | Newcastle vs Brighton | 0–3 | 3/0 | 0/1 |
2019/20 · Premier League25 games
Games
25
Cards / game
3.1
League avg: 3.47
Goals / game
3.00
League avg: 2.72
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 20 | Norwich vs Burnley | 0–2 | 0/2 | 0/0 |
| 11 Jul 20 | Norwich vs West Ham | 0–4 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 04 Jul 20 | Chelsea vs Watford | 3–0 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 01 Jul 20 | Bournemouth vs Newcastle | 1–4 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 19 Jun 20 | Norwich vs Southampton | 0–3 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 08 Mar 20 | Chelsea vs Everton | 4–0 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 19 Feb 20 | Man City vs West Ham | 2–0 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 08 Feb 20 | Brighton vs Watford | 1–1 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 01 Feb 20 | Liverpool vs Southampton | 4–0 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 21 Jan 20 | Bournemouth vs Brighton | 3–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 11 Jan 20 | Chelsea vs Burnley | 3–0 | 0/0 | 3/0 |
| 28 Dec 19 | Norwich vs Tottenham | 2–2 | 3/0 | 3/0 |
| 26 Dec 19 | Man United vs Newcastle | 4–1 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 21 Dec 19 | Everton vs Arsenal | 0–0 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 07 Dec 19 | Tottenham vs Burnley | 5–0 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 04 Dec 19 | Southampton vs Norwich | 2–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 23 Nov 19 | Crystal Palace vs Liverpool | 1–2 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 09 Nov 19 | Burnley vs West Ham | 3–0 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 02 Nov 19 | Brighton vs Norwich | 2–0 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 27 Oct 19 | Newcastle vs Wolves | 1–1 | 2/1 | 2/0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | Man United vs Arsenal | 1–1 | 4/0 | 2/0 |
| 14 Sep 19 | Norwich vs Man City | 3–2 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 31 Aug 19 | Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa | 1–0 | 2/0 | 4/1 |
| 24 Aug 19 | Brighton vs Southampton | 0–2 | 1/1 | 3/0 |
| 10 Aug 19 | Bournemouth vs Sheffield United | 1–1 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
2018/19 · Premier League27 games
Games
27
Cards / game
3.5
League avg: 3.33
Goals / game
2.78
League avg: 2.82
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 19 | Fulham vs Newcastle | 0–4 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 26 Apr 19 | Liverpool vs Huddersfield | 5–0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 22 Apr 19 | Chelsea vs Burnley | 2–2 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 13 Apr 19 | Brighton vs Bournemouth | 0–5 | 2/1 | 4/0 |
| 07 Apr 19 | Everton vs Arsenal | 1–0 | 1/0 | 4/0 |
| 30 Mar 19 | Fulham vs Man City | 0–2 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 09 Mar 19 | Southampton vs Tottenham | 2–1 | 4/0 | 2/0 |
| 02 Mar 19 | Bournemouth vs Man City | 0–1 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 26 Feb 19 | Cardiff vs Everton | 0–3 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 23 Feb 19 | Newcastle vs Huddersfield | 2–0 | 2/0 | 0/1 |
| 04 Feb 19 | West Ham vs Liverpool | 1–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 12 Jan 19 | Brighton vs Liverpool | 0–1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 01 Jan 19 | Cardiff vs Tottenham | 0–3 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 29 Dec 18 | Fulham vs Huddersfield | 1–0 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 22 Dec 18 | Arsenal vs Burnley | 3–1 | 2/0 | 5/0 |
| 10 Dec 18 | Everton vs Watford | 2–2 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 04 Dec 18 | Brighton vs Crystal Palace | 3–1 | 2/1 | 3/0 |
| 01 Dec 18 | Southampton vs Man United | 2–2 | 4/0 | 4/0 |
| 25 Nov 18 | Wolves vs Huddersfield | 0–2 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 11 Nov 18 | Chelsea vs Everton | 0–0 | 4/0 | 3/0 |
| 29 Oct 18 | Tottenham vs Man City | 0–1 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 20 Oct 18 | Cardiff vs Fulham | 4–2 | 3/0 | 3/0 |
| 05 Oct 18 | Brighton vs West Ham | 1–0 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 22 Sep 18 | Man United vs Wolves | 1–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 01 Sep 18 | Man City vs Newcastle | 2–1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 19 Aug 18 | Brighton vs Man United | 3–2 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 11 Aug 18 | Bournemouth vs Cardiff | 2–0 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.