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Martin Atkinson
Referee · Premier League · 113 games on file, 11 Aug 18 to 22 May 22
2.8
Cards / game
2.7
Yellow / game
0.09
Red / game
10.1
Corners / game
2.56
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
1.28
Away cards/game
1.53
Every game by season
All 113 games on file, newest season first, with cards per game next to the league average for that season.
2021/22 · Premier League26 games
Games
26
Cards / game
2.5
League avg: 3.51
Goals / game
3.04
League avg: 2.82
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 22 | Crystal Palace vs Man United | 1–0 | 2/0 | 4/0 |
| 17 May 22 | Southampton vs Liverpool | 1–2 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 11 May 22 | Wolves vs Man City | 1–5 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 23 Apr 22 | Brentford vs Tottenham | 0–0 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 19 Apr 22 | Liverpool vs Man United | 4–0 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 10 Apr 22 | Brentford vs West Ham | 2–0 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 03 Apr 22 | Tottenham vs Newcastle | 5–1 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 14 Mar 22 | Crystal Palace vs Man City | 0–0 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 10 Mar 22 | Norwich vs Chelsea | 1–3 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 05 Mar 22 | Newcastle vs Brighton | 2–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 24 Feb 22 | Arsenal vs Wolves | 2–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 13 Feb 22 | Burnley vs Liverpool | 0–1 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 08 Feb 22 | West Ham vs Watford | 1–0 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 23 Jan 22 | Leicester vs Brighton | 1–1 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 26 Dec 21 | Aston Villa vs Chelsea | 1–3 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 19 Dec 21 | Newcastle vs Man City | 0–4 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 02 Dec 21 | Man United vs Arsenal | 3–2 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 20 Nov 21 | Norwich vs Southampton | 2–1 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 01 Nov 21 | Wolves vs Everton | 2–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 16 Oct 21 | Man City vs Burnley | 2–0 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 02 Oct 21 | Chelsea vs Southampton | 3–1 | 1/0 | 3/1 |
| 19 Sep 21 | West Ham vs Man United | 1–2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 13 Sep 21 | Everton vs Burnley | 3–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 28 Aug 21 | Man City vs Arsenal | 5–0 | 1/0 | 2/1 |
| 21 Aug 21 | Crystal Palace vs Brentford | 0–0 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 15 Aug 21 | Newcastle vs West Ham | 2–4 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
2020/21 · Premier League26 games
Games
26
Cards / game
2.4
League avg: 2.99
Goals / game
2.23
League avg: 2.69
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 21 | West Ham vs Southampton | 3–0 | 0/0 | 3/0 |
| 16 May 21 | Tottenham vs Wolves | 2–0 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 13 May 21 | Aston Villa vs Everton | 0–0 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 14 Mar 21 | Man United vs West Ham | 1–0 | 4/0 | 0/0 |
| 07 Mar 21 | West Brom vs Newcastle | 0–0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 04 Mar 21 | Liverpool vs Chelsea | 0–1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 01 Mar 21 | Everton vs Southampton | 1–0 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 20 Feb 21 | Fulham vs Sheffield United | 1–0 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 07 Feb 21 | Wolves vs Leicester | 0–0 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 03 Feb 21 | Burnley vs Man City | 0–2 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 28 Jan 21 | Tottenham vs Liverpool | 1–3 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 20 Jan 21 | Fulham vs Man United | 1–2 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 12 Jan 21 | Wolves vs Everton | 1–2 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 02 Jan 21 | West Brom vs Arsenal | 0–4 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 29 Dec 20 | Brighton vs Arsenal | 0–1 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 20 Dec 20 | West Brom vs Aston Villa | 0–3 | 1/1 | 2/0 |
| 13 Dec 20 | Leicester vs Brighton | 3–0 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 06 Dec 20 | Tottenham vs Arsenal | 2–0 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 22 Nov 20 | Sheffield United vs West Ham | 0–1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 08 Nov 20 | Arsenal vs Aston Villa | 0–3 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 30 Oct 20 | Wolves vs Crystal Palace | 2–0 | 0/0 | 2/1 |
| 24 Oct 20 | Man United vs Chelsea | 0–0 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 04 Oct 20 | Aston Villa vs Liverpool | 7–2 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 27 Sep 20 | West Ham vs Wolves | 4–0 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 19 Sep 20 | Man United vs Crystal Palace | 1–3 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 13 Sep 20 | Tottenham vs Everton | 0–1 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
2019/20 · Premier League32 games
Games
32
Cards / game
3.0
League avg: 3.47
Goals / game
2.41
League avg: 2.72
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 20 | Leicester vs Man United | 0–2 | 1/1 | 4/0 |
| 17 Jul 20 | West Ham vs Watford | 3–1 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 12 Jul 20 | Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace | 2–0 | 2/0 | 4/1 |
| 08 Jul 20 | Sheffield United vs Wolves | 1–0 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 01 Jul 20 | West Ham vs Chelsea | 3–2 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 24 Jun 20 | Liverpool vs Crystal Palace | 4–0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 20 Jun 20 | Brighton vs Arsenal | 2–1 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 07 Mar 20 | Arsenal vs West Ham | 1–0 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 29 Feb 20 | Brighton vs Crystal Palace | 0–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 23 Feb 20 | Man United vs Watford | 3–0 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 16 Feb 20 | Aston Villa vs Tottenham | 2–3 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 01 Feb 20 | Newcastle vs Norwich | 0–0 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 21 Jan 20 | Aston Villa vs Watford | 2–1 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 11 Jan 20 | Tottenham vs Liverpool | 0–1 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 01 Jan 20 | Newcastle vs Leicester | 0–3 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 27 Dec 19 | Wolves vs Man City | 3–2 | 0/0 | 1/1 |
| 21 Dec 19 | Bournemouth vs Burnley | 0–1 | 2/0 | 4/0 |
| 14 Dec 19 | Southampton vs West Ham | 0–1 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 07 Dec 19 | Watford vs Crystal Palace | 0–0 | 4/0 | 2/0 |
| 30 Nov 19 | Liverpool vs Brighton | 2–1 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| 23 Nov 19 | Man City vs Chelsea | 2–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 09 Nov 19 | Newcastle vs Bournemouth | 2–1 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 03 Nov 19 | Everton vs Tottenham | 1–1 | 1/0 | 2/1 |
| 27 Oct 19 | Arsenal vs Crystal Palace | 2–2 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 20 Oct 19 | Man United vs Liverpool | 1–1 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 06 Oct 19 | Arsenal vs Bournemouth | 1–0 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 21 Sep 19 | Newcastle vs Brighton | 0–0 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 14 Sep 19 | Man United vs Leicester | 1–0 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 01 Sep 19 | Arsenal vs Tottenham | 2–2 | 3/0 | 5/0 |
| 24 Aug 19 | Norwich vs Chelsea | 2–3 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 17 Aug 19 | Aston Villa vs Bournemouth | 1–2 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 11 Aug 19 | Newcastle vs Arsenal | 0–1 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
2018/19 · Premier League29 games
Games
29
Cards / game
3.2
League avg: 3.33
Goals / game
2.59
League avg: 2.82
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 19 | Liverpool vs Wolves | 2–0 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 28 Apr 19 | Man United vs Chelsea | 1–1 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 21 Apr 19 | Cardiff vs Liverpool | 0–2 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 14 Apr 19 | Crystal Palace vs Man City | 1–3 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 06 Apr 19 | Bournemouth vs Burnley | 1–3 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | Liverpool vs Tottenham | 2–1 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 03 Mar 19 | Everton vs Liverpool | 0–0 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 27 Feb 19 | Crystal Palace vs Man United | 1–3 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 09 Feb 19 | Southampton vs Cardiff | 1–2 | 3/0 | 3/0 |
| 03 Feb 19 | Man City vs Arsenal | 3–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 30 Jan 19 | Liverpool vs Leicester | 1–1 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 12 Jan 19 | Burnley vs Fulham | 2–1 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 01 Jan 19 | Everton vs Leicester | 0–1 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 26 Dec 18 | Watford vs Chelsea | 1–2 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 22 Dec 18 | Newcastle vs Fulham | 0–0 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 16 Dec 18 | Liverpool vs Man United | 3–1 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 08 Dec 18 | Burnley vs Brighton | 1–0 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 24 Nov 18 | Tottenham vs Chelsea | 3–1 | 0/0 | 3/0 |
| 10 Nov 18 | Cardiff vs Brighton | 2–1 | 2/0 | 1/1 |
| 28 Oct 18 | Crystal Palace vs Arsenal | 2–2 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 20 Oct 18 | West Ham vs Tottenham | 0–1 | 3/0 | 0/0 |
| 07 Oct 18 | Liverpool vs Man City | 0–0 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | Cardiff vs Burnley | 1–2 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 22 Sep 18 | Fulham vs Watford | 1–1 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 16 Sep 18 | Everton vs West Ham | 1–3 | 2/0 | 5/0 |
| 01 Sep 18 | Crystal Palace vs Southampton | 0–2 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 25 Aug 18 | Wolves vs Man City | 1–1 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 18 Aug 18 | Chelsea vs Arsenal | 3–2 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 11 Aug 18 | Newcastle vs Tottenham | 1–2 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.