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Matt Donohue

Referee · Premier League · 5 games on file, 11 May 24 to 04 Mar 26

5.6 Cards / game
5.6 Yellow / game
0.00 Red / game
9.8 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 2.60
Away cards/game 3.00

Leans 0.4 more cards/game on the away side.

Every game by season

All 5 games on file, newest season first, with cards per game next to the league average for that season.

2025/26 · Premier League3 games
Games 3
Cards / game 5.0 League avg: 3.85
Goals / game 2.00 League avg: 2.75
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
04 Mar 26 Fulham vs West Ham 0–1 2/0 4/0
07 Jan 26 Brentford vs Sunderland 3–0 2/0 1/0
20 Dec 25 Wolves vs Brentford 0–2 2/0 4/0
2023/24 · Premier League2 games
Games 2
Cards / game 6.5 League avg: 4.32
Goals / game 4.50 League avg: 3.28
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
19 May 24 Luton vs Fulham 2–4 5/0 4/0
11 May 24 Bournemouth vs Brentford 1–2 2/0 2/0

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

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