Craig Pawson referee stats
Craig Pawson has refereed 123 matches in the leagues we cover since August 2021, the latest in the Premier League.
Cards: 4.25 a match, against an average of 4.23 in the same leagues and seasons (+0.02). Fouls: 22.5 a match, against 21.5.
Goals: 2.77 a match, against 2.88; over 2.5 goals in 53% of matches, against 55%.
Decided by the referee
About half of a difference here carries over to a referee's next matches.
- Cards
- 4.25
- League 4.23
- Yellow cards
- 4.10
- League 4.05
- Red cards
- 0.15
- League 0.18
- Fouls
- 22.5
- League 21.5
Decided by the teams
Differences here are mostly chance: goals do not follow the referee.
- Goals
- 2.77
- League 2.88
- Over 2.5
- 53%
- League 55%
- Both teams score
- 49%
- League 55%
- Home wins
- 42%
- League 44%
What to expect next
- Cards against the league average
- +0.01 a match
- Fouls against the league average
- +0.7 a match
A record is part referee and part luck. Over 119 matches, about 73% of a difference in cards has held in later matches, so this is the difference to expect, not the full +0.02.
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Recent matches
| Match | Score | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Bournemouth – Sunderland18 Oct 2026Premier League | 2–0 | 5 | 1 |
| Aston Villa – Brentford10 Oct 2026Premier League | 2–2 | 7 | 0 |
| Nottingham Forest – Tottenham Hotspur5 Sept 2026Premier League | 0–0 | 4 | 0 |
| Manchester United – Ipswich Town30 Aug 2026Premier League | 5–2 | 4 | 0 |
| Nottingham Forest – AFC Bournemouth24 May 2026Premier League | 1–1 | 2 | 0 |
| Liverpool – Chelsea9 May 2026Premier League | 1–1 | 6 | 0 |
| Brentford – West Ham United2 May 2026Premier League | 3–0 | 4 | 0 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion – Chelsea21 Apr 2026Premier League | 3–0 | 2 | 0 |
| AFC Bournemouth – Brentford3 Mar 2026Premier League | 0–0 | 3 | 0 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers – Aston Villa27 Feb 2026Premier League | 2–0 | 6 | 0 |
| Sunderland – Fulham22 Feb 2026Premier League | 1–3 | 2 | 0 |
| Liverpool – Manchester City8 Feb 2026Premier League | 1–2 | 6 | 1 |
| Arsenal – Manchester United25 Jan 2026Premier League | 2–3 | 2 | 0 |
| Fulham – Liverpool4 Jan 2026Premier League | 2–2 | 2 | 0 |
| Hull City – Stoke City1 Jan 2026Championship | 0–1 | 5 | 0 |
| Burnley – Everton27 Dec 2025Premier League | 0–0 | 2 | 0 |
| Liverpool – Brighton & Hove Albion13 Dec 2025Premier League | 2–0 | 3 | 0 |
| Fulham – Manchester City2 Dec 2025Premier League | 4–5 | 1 | 0 |
| Everton – Newcastle United29 Nov 2025Premier League | 1–4 | — | — |
| Sunderland – Arsenal8 Nov 2025Premier League | 2–2 | 3 | 0 |
Season by season
| Season | League | Matches | Cards | League | Fouls | Goals | Over 2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/2027 | Premier League | 4 | 5.25 | 4.35 | 23.8 | 3.25 | 50% |
| 2025/2026 | Championship | 1 | 5.00 | 4.12 | 26.0 | 1.00 | 0% |
| 2025/2026 | Premier League | 21 | 3.05 | 4.13 | 21.6 | 2.95 | 62% |
| 2024/2025 | Championship | 3 | 6.50 | 4.17 | 23.7 | 2.33 | 33% |
| 2024/2025 | Premier League | 22 | 4.59 | 4.62 | 22.5 | 2.55 | 50% |
| 2023/2024 | Championship | 2 | 6.00 | 4.18 | 25.5 | 2.00 | 50% |
| 2023/2024 | Premier League | 19 | 4.83 | 4.65 | 21.6 | 3.21 | 58% |
| 2022/2023 | Championship | 4 | 4.00 | 3.93 | 20.3 | 3.75 | 50% |
| 2022/2023 | Premier League | 21 | 3.95 | 3.96 | 23.9 | 2.67 | 48% |
| 2021/2022 | Premier League | 26 | 4.23 | 3.92 | 22.2 | 2.54 | 54% |
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