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Michael Salisbury
Referee · Premier League · 62 games on file, 27 Nov 21 to 11 Oct 26
3.9
Cards / game
3.8
Yellow / game
0.13
Red / game
10.3
Corners / game
3.27
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
1.92
Away cards/game
2.02
Every game by season
All 62 games on file, newest season first, with cards per game next to the league average for that season.
2026/27 · Premier League3 games
2025/26 · Premier League14 games
Games
14
Cards / game
4.4
League avg: 3.85
Goals / game
3.57
League avg: 2.75
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 26 | Man United vs Nott'm Forest | 3–2 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 09 May 26 | Man City vs Brentford | 3–0 | 4/0 | 2/0 |
| 22 Apr 26 | Bournemouth vs Leeds | 2–2 | 3/0 | 0/0 |
| 12 Apr 26 | Nott'm Forest vs Aston Villa | 1–1 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 01 Feb 26 | Nott'm Forest vs Crystal Palace | 1–1 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 24 Jan 26 | Bournemouth vs Liverpool | 3–2 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 07 Jan 26 | Newcastle vs Leeds | 4–3 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 30 Dec 25 | West Ham vs Brighton | 2–2 | 3/0 | 5/0 |
| 08 Dec 25 | Wolves vs Man United | 1–4 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 02 Dec 25 | Bournemouth vs Everton | 0–1 | 3/0 | 3/0 |
| 08 Nov 25 | West Ham vs Burnley | 3–2 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 05 Oct 25 | Everton vs Crystal Palace | 2–1 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 27 Sep 25 | Tottenham vs Wolves | 1–1 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 23 Aug 25 | Burnley vs Sunderland | 2–0 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
2024/25 · Premier League13 games
Games
13
Cards / game
3.1
League avg: 4.19
Goals / game
3.31
League avg: 2.93
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 25 | Newcastle vs Ipswich | 3–0 | 1/0 | 2/1 |
| 23 Apr 25 | Arsenal vs Crystal Palace | 2–2 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 06 Apr 25 | Tottenham vs Southampton | 3–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 15 Mar 25 | Ipswich vs Nott'm Forest | 2–4 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 10 Mar 25 | West Ham vs Newcastle | 0–1 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 22 Feb 25 | Bournemouth vs Wolves | 0–1 | 3/1 | 3/0 |
| 25 Jan 25 | Liverpool vs Ipswich | 4–1 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 18 Jan 25 | Leicester vs Fulham | 0–2 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 04 Jan 25 | Man City vs West Ham | 4–1 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 29 Dec 24 | Crystal Palace vs Southampton | 2–1 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 08 Dec 24 | Ipswich vs Bournemouth | 1–2 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 04 Dec 24 | Everton vs Wolves | 4–0 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 09 Nov 24 | Crystal Palace vs Fulham | 0–2 | 1/1 | 1/0 |
2023/24 · Premier League14 games
Games
14
Cards / game
4.1
League avg: 4.32
Goals / game
3.64
League avg: 3.28
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 24 | Brighton vs Chelsea | 1–2 | 2/0 | 2/1 |
| 24 Apr 24 | Man United vs Sheffield United | 4–2 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 06 Apr 24 | Aston Villa vs Brentford | 3–3 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 10 Mar 24 | Brighton vs Nott'm Forest | 1–0 | 4/0 | 4/0 |
| 17 Feb 24 | Newcastle vs Bournemouth | 2–2 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 21 Jan 24 | Sheffield United vs West Ham | 2–2 | 3/1 | 1/1 |
| 27 Dec 23 | Chelsea vs Crystal Palace | 2–1 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 07 Dec 23 | Tottenham vs West Ham | 1–2 | 3/0 | 3/0 |
| 27 Nov 23 | Fulham vs Wolves | 3–2 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 12 Nov 23 | West Ham vs Nott'm Forest | 3–2 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 29 Oct 23 | Brighton vs Fulham | 1–1 | 0/0 | 3/0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | Bournemouth vs Arsenal | 0–4 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 16 Sep 23 | Fulham vs Luton | 1–0 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 27 Aug 23 | Burnley vs Aston Villa | 1–3 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
2022/23 · Premier League15 games
Games
15
Cards / game
4.5
League avg: 3.66
Goals / game
2.60
League avg: 2.85
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 23 | Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth | 2–0 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 22 Apr 23 | Brentford vs Aston Villa | 1–1 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 18 Mar 23 | Wolves vs Leeds | 2–4 | 3/1 | 5/0 |
| 15 Mar 23 | Southampton vs Brentford | 0–2 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 18 Feb 23 | Wolves vs Bournemouth | 0–1 | 3/0 | 3/0 |
| 11 Feb 23 | Leicester vs Tottenham | 4–1 | 5/0 | 2/0 |
| 21 Jan 23 | Southampton vs Aston Villa | 0–1 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 03 Jan 23 | Man United vs Bournemouth | 3–0 | 0/0 | 3/0 |
| 12 Nov 22 | Tottenham vs Leeds | 4–3 | 1/0 | 1/1 |
| 29 Oct 22 | Crystal Palace vs Southampton | 1–0 | 3/0 | 3/0 |
| 14 Oct 22 | Brentford vs Brighton | 2–0 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 08 Oct 22 | Bournemouth vs Leicester | 2–1 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 03 Sep 22 | Newcastle vs Crystal Palace | 0–0 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 27 Aug 22 | Brighton vs Leeds | 1–0 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 20 Aug 22 | Leicester vs Southampton | 1–2 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
2021/22 · Premier League3 games
Games
3
Cards / game
4.0
League avg: 3.51
Goals / game
3.33
League avg: 2.82
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 May 22 | Brentford vs Southampton | 3–0 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 15 Jan 22 | Wolves vs Southampton | 3–1 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 27 Nov 21 | Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa | 1–2 | 3/0 | 3/0 |
Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.