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Simon Hooper
Referee · Premier League · 139 games on file, 29 Sep 18 to 10 Feb 26
3.7
Cards / game
3.7
Yellow / game
0.07
Red / game
10.4
Corners / game
2.99
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
1.68
Away cards/game
2.05
Leans 0.4 more cards/game on the away side.
Every game by season
All 139 games on file, newest season first, with cards per game next to the league average for that season.
2025/26 · Premier League15 games
Games
15
Cards / game
4.1
League avg: 3.85
Goals / game
3.27
League avg: 2.75
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 26 | West Ham vs Man United | 1–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 31 Jan 26 | Liverpool vs Newcastle | 4–1 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 26 Jan 26 | Everton vs Leeds | 1–1 | 0/0 | 3/0 |
| 03 Jan 26 | Aston Villa vs Nott'm Forest | 3–1 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 27 Dec 25 | Liverpool vs Wolves | 2–1 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 15 Dec 25 | Man United vs Bournemouth | 4–4 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 07 Dec 25 | Brighton vs West Ham | 1–1 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 25 Oct 25 | Brentford vs Liverpool | 3–2 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 19 Oct 25 | Tottenham vs Aston Villa | 1–2 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 03 Oct 25 | Bournemouth vs Fulham | 3–1 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 27 Sep 25 | Chelsea vs Brighton | 1–3 | 3/1 | 5/0 |
| 13 Sep 25 | Everton vs Aston Villa | 0–0 | 3/0 | 3/0 |
| 30 Aug 25 | Tottenham vs Bournemouth | 0–1 | 2/0 | 4/0 |
| 25 Aug 25 | Newcastle vs Liverpool | 2–3 | 2/1 | 3/0 |
| 17 Aug 25 | Man United vs Arsenal | 0–1 | 1/0 | 4/0 |
2024/25 · Premier League24 games
Games
24
Cards / game
4.7
League avg: 4.19
Goals / game
2.92
League avg: 2.93
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 25 | Arsenal vs Newcastle | 1–0 | 3/0 | 3/0 |
| 04 May 25 | Chelsea vs Liverpool | 3–1 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 19 Apr 25 | Everton vs Man City | 0–2 | 4/0 | 0/0 |
| 12 Apr 25 | Arsenal vs Brentford | 1–1 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 05 Apr 25 | Aston Villa vs Nott'm Forest | 2–1 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 15 Mar 25 | Man City vs Brighton | 2–2 | 2/0 | 5/0 |
| 08 Mar 25 | Crystal Palace vs Ipswich | 1–0 | 4/0 | 3/0 |
| 26 Feb 25 | Brentford vs Everton | 1–1 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 16 Feb 25 | Liverpool vs Wolves | 2–1 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 01 Feb 25 | Nott'm Forest vs Brighton | 7–0 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 20 Jan 25 | Chelsea vs Wolves | 3–1 | 4/0 | 2/0 |
| 15 Jan 25 | Arsenal vs Tottenham | 2–1 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 30 Dec 24 | Man United vs Newcastle | 0–2 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 26 Dec 24 | Man City vs Everton | 1–1 | 1/0 | 4/0 |
| 21 Dec 24 | Crystal Palace vs Arsenal | 1–5 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 14 Dec 24 | Wolves vs Ipswich | 1–2 | 0/1 | 2/0 |
| 07 Dec 24 | Brentford vs Newcastle | 4–2 | 3/0 | 0/0 |
| 05 Dec 24 | Bournemouth vs Tottenham | 1–0 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 23 Nov 24 | Arsenal vs Nott'm Forest | 3–0 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 27 Oct 24 | Chelsea vs Newcastle | 2–1 | 6/0 | 3/0 |
| 05 Oct 24 | Crystal Palace vs Liverpool | 0–1 | 4/0 | 2/0 |
| 28 Sep 24 | Brentford vs West Ham | 1–1 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 31 Aug 24 | Nott'm Forest vs Wolves | 1–1 | 3/0 | 4/0 |
| 17 Aug 24 | Everton vs Brighton | 0–3 | 1/1 | 1/0 |
2023/24 · Premier League25 games
Games
25
Cards / game
4.5
League avg: 4.32
Goals / game
3.32
League avg: 3.28
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 24 | Brentford vs Newcastle | 2–4 | 4/0 | 4/0 |
| 13 May 24 | Aston Villa vs Liverpool | 3–3 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 28 Apr 24 | Nott'm Forest vs Man City | 0–2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 23 Apr 24 | Arsenal vs Chelsea | 5–0 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 13 Apr 24 | Burnley vs Brighton | 1–1 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 07 Apr 24 | Tottenham vs Nott'm Forest | 3–1 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 30 Mar 24 | Brentford vs Man United | 1–1 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 09 Mar 24 | Man United vs Everton | 2–0 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 02 Mar 24 | Fulham vs Brighton | 3–0 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 26 Feb 24 | West Ham vs Brentford | 4–2 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 10 Feb 24 | Wolves vs Brentford | 0–2 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 03 Feb 24 | Brighton vs Crystal Palace | 4–1 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 30 Jan 24 | Nott'm Forest vs Arsenal | 1–2 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 31 Dec 23 | Tottenham vs Bournemouth | 3–1 | 3/0 | 3/0 |
| 23 Dec 23 | West Ham vs Man United | 2–0 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 09 Dec 23 | Brighton vs Burnley | 1–1 | 0/0 | 4/0 |
| 06 Dec 23 | Sheffield United vs Liverpool | 0–2 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 03 Dec 23 | Man City vs Tottenham | 3–3 | 4/0 | 4/0 |
| 25 Nov 23 | Newcastle vs Chelsea | 4–1 | 4/0 | 4/1 |
| 12 Nov 23 | Aston Villa vs Fulham | 3–1 | 2/0 | 5/0 |
| 28 Oct 23 | Chelsea vs Brentford | 0–2 | 1/0 | 4/0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | Tottenham vs Liverpool | 2–1 | 5/0 | 4/2 |
| 17 Sep 23 | Everton vs Arsenal | 0–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 03 Sep 23 | Liverpool vs Aston Villa | 3–0 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 14 Aug 23 | Man United vs Wolves | 1–0 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
2022/23 · Premier League29 games
Games
29
Cards / game
3.4
League avg: 3.66
Goals / game
3.41
League avg: 2.85
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 23 | Leicester vs West Ham | 2–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 24 May 23 | Brighton vs Man City | 1–1 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 13 May 23 | Leeds vs Newcastle | 2–2 | 3/1 | 2/0 |
| 08 May 23 | Brighton vs Everton | 1–5 | 1/0 | 5/0 |
| 30 Apr 23 | Fulham vs Man City | 1–2 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 21 Apr 23 | Arsenal vs Southampton | 3–3 | 1/0 | 5/0 |
| 16 Apr 23 | Nott'm Forest vs Man United | 0–2 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 09 Apr 23 | Leeds vs Crystal Palace | 1–5 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 01 Apr 23 | Man City vs Liverpool | 4–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 18 Mar 23 | Southampton vs Tottenham | 3–3 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 11 Mar 23 | Everton vs Brentford | 1–0 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 04 Mar 23 | Man City vs Newcastle | 2–0 | 2/0 | 4/0 |
| 18 Feb 23 | Aston Villa vs Arsenal | 2–4 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 13 Feb 23 | Liverpool vs Everton | 2–0 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 08 Feb 23 | Man United vs Leeds | 2–2 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 19 Jan 23 | Man City vs Tottenham | 4–2 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 14 Jan 23 | Wolves vs West Ham | 1–0 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | Newcastle vs Leeds | 0–0 | 3/0 | 5/0 |
| 27 Dec 22 | Chelsea vs Bournemouth | 2–0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 12 Nov 22 | Liverpool vs Southampton | 3–1 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 30 Oct 22 | Arsenal vs Nott'm Forest | 5–0 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 22 Oct 22 | Everton vs Crystal Palace | 3–0 | 3/0 | 4/0 |
| 19 Oct 22 | Man United vs Tottenham | 2–0 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 08 Oct 22 | Chelsea vs Wolves | 3–0 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 17 Sep 22 | Tottenham vs Leicester | 6–2 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 03 Sep 22 | Aston Villa vs Man City | 1–1 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 30 Aug 22 | Crystal Palace vs Brentford | 1–1 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 20 Aug 22 | Tottenham vs Wolves | 1–0 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 06 Aug 22 | Newcastle vs Nott'm Forest | 2–0 | 0/0 | 3/0 |
2021/22 · Premier League15 games
Games
15
Cards / game
3.1
League avg: 3.51
Goals / game
2.40
League avg: 2.82
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 22 | Leicester vs Norwich | 3–0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 30 Apr 22 | Wolves vs Brighton | 0–3 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 16 Apr 22 | Watford vs Brentford | 1–2 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 02 Apr 22 | Brighton vs Norwich | 0–0 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 10 Mar 22 | Leeds vs Aston Villa | 0–3 | 5/0 | 3/0 |
| 25 Feb 22 | Southampton vs Norwich | 2–0 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 12 Feb 22 | Brentford vs Crystal Palace | 0–0 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 22 Jan 22 | Southampton vs Man City | 1–1 | 3/0 | 0/0 |
| 12 Jan 22 | West Ham vs Norwich | 2–0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 15 Dec 21 | Crystal Palace vs Southampton | 2–2 | 2/0 | 4/0 |
| 04 Dec 21 | Watford vs Man City | 1–3 | 3/0 | 0/0 |
| 27 Nov 21 | Norwich vs Wolves | 0–0 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 20 Nov 21 | Burnley vs Crystal Palace | 3–3 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 24 Oct 21 | Brentford vs Leicester | 1–2 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 02 Oct 21 | Leeds vs Watford | 1–0 | 0/0 | 3/0 |
2020/21 · Premier League12 games
Games
12
Cards / game
2.4
League avg: 2.99
Goals / game
3.08
League avg: 2.69
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 May 21 | Sheffield United vs Crystal Palace | 0–2 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 01 May 21 | Everton vs Aston Villa | 1–2 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 12 Apr 21 | West Brom vs Southampton | 3–0 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 13 Mar 21 | Crystal Palace vs West Brom | 1–0 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 15 Feb 21 | West Ham vs Sheffield United | 3–0 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 30 Jan 21 | Crystal Palace vs Wolves | 1–0 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 23 Jan 21 | Aston Villa vs Newcastle | 2–0 | 0/0 | 3/0 |
| 27 Dec 20 | West Ham vs Brighton | 2–2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 16 Dec 20 | Leeds vs Newcastle | 5–2 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 30 Nov 20 | Leicester vs Fulham | 1–2 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 02 Nov 20 | Fulham vs West Brom | 2–0 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 03 Oct 20 | Everton vs Brighton | 4–2 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
2019/20 · Premier League11 games
Games
11
Cards / game
3.3
League avg: 3.47
Goals / game
2.18
League avg: 2.72
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 20 | Brighton vs Newcastle | 0–0 | 4/0 | 2/0 |
| 29 Jun 20 | Crystal Palace vs Burnley | 0–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 07 Mar 20 | Sheffield United vs Norwich | 1–0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 15 Feb 20 | Southampton vs Burnley | 1–2 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 21 Jan 20 | Everton vs Newcastle | 2–2 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 28 Dec 19 | Watford vs Aston Villa | 3–0 | 3/1 | 1/0 |
| 21 Dec 19 | Newcastle vs Crystal Palace | 1–0 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 08 Dec 19 | Norwich vs Sheffield United | 1–2 | 0/0 | 4/0 |
| 23 Nov 19 | Bournemouth vs Wolves | 1–2 | 2/1 | 1/0 |
| 02 Nov 19 | Sheffield United vs Burnley | 3–0 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 21 Sep 19 | Everton vs Sheffield United | 0–2 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
2018/19 · Premier League8 games
Games
8
Cards / game
2.5
League avg: 3.33
Goals / game
2.25
League avg: 2.82
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 19 | Watford vs Wolves | 1–2 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 22 Feb 19 | Cardiff vs Watford | 1–5 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 02 Feb 19 | Brighton vs Watford | 0–0 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 19 Jan 19 | Bournemouth vs West Ham | 2–0 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 29 Dec 18 | Leicester vs Cardiff | 0–1 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 15 Dec 18 | Wolves vs Bournemouth | 2–0 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 10 Nov 18 | Southampton vs Watford | 1–1 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 29 Sep 18 | Newcastle vs Leicester | 0–2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.