John Brooks referee stats
John Brooks has refereed 105 matches in the leagues we cover since September 2021, the latest in the Premier League.
Cards: 4.71 a match, against an average of 4.25 in the same leagues and seasons (+0.46). Fouls: 22.0 a match, against 21.7.
Goals: 2.63 a match, against 2.86; over 2.5 goals in 48% of matches, against 55%.
Decided by the referee
About half of a difference here carries over to a referee's next matches.
- Cards
- 4.71
- League 4.25
- Yellow cards
- 4.50
- League 4.07
- Red cards
- 0.21
- League 0.17
- Fouls
- 22.0
- League 21.7
Decided by the teams
Differences here are mostly chance: goals do not follow the referee.
- Goals
- 2.63
- League 2.86
- Over 2.5
- 48%
- League 55%
- Both teams score
- 54%
- League 55%
- Home wins
- 49%
- League 44%
What to expect next
- Cards against the league average
- +0.33 a match
- Fouls against the league average
- +0.2 a match
A record is part referee and part luck. Over 104 matches, about 71% of a difference in cards has held in later matches, so this is the difference to expect, not the full +0.46.
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Recent matches
| Match | Score | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brentford – Liverpool17 Oct 2026Premier League | 1–2 | 7 | 3 |
| Coventry City – Newcastle United12 Oct 2026Premier League | 4–1 | 2 | 0 |
| Sunderland – Arsenal12 Sept 2026Premier League | 0–2 | 8 | 2 |
| Everton – Manchester United6 Sept 2026Premier League | 2–2 | 6 | 0 |
| Fulham – Chelsea24 Aug 2026Premier League | 2–3 | 5 | 0 |
| Everton – Sunderland17 May 2026Premier League | 1–3 | 3 | 0 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion – Wolverhampton Wanderers9 May 2026Premier League | 3–0 | 3 | 0 |
| Portsmouth – Birmingham City2 May 2026Championship | 1–1 | 4 | 0 |
| Rotherham United – Reading25 Apr 2026League One | 1–1 | 5 | 0 |
| Sheffield United – Hull City11 Apr 2026Championship | 2–1 | 10 | 2 |
| Brentford – Arsenal12 Feb 2026Premier League | 1–1 | 5 | 0 |
| Manchester United – Fulham1 Feb 2026Premier League | 3–2 | 3 | 0 |
| Chelsea – Brentford17 Jan 2026Premier League | 2–0 | 5 | 0 |
| Newcastle United – Crystal Palace4 Jan 2026Premier League | 2–0 | 4 | 0 |
| Arsenal – Brighton & Hove Albion27 Dec 2025Premier League | 2–1 | 5 | 0 |
| Tottenham Hotspur – Liverpool20 Dec 2025Premier League | 1–2 | 8 | 3 |
| Brentford – Leeds United14 Dec 2025Premier League | 1–1 | — | — |
| Brighton & Hove Albion – Brentford22 Nov 2025Premier League | 2–1 | 6 | 0 |
| Aston Villa – AFC Bournemouth9 Nov 2025Premier League | 4–0 | 4 | 0 |
| Fulham – Wolverhampton Wanderers1 Nov 2025Premier League | 3–0 | 4 | 1 |
Season by season
| Season | League | Matches | Cards | League | Fouls | Goals | Over 2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/2027 | Premier League | 5 | 6.60 | 4.35 | 19.8 | 3.80 | 80% |
| 2025/2026 | Championship | 4 | 6.25 | 4.12 | 27.0 | 2.75 | 50% |
| 2025/2026 | League One | 1 | 5.00 | 4.03 | 32.0 | 2.00 | 0% |
| 2025/2026 | Premier League | 13 | 4.67 | 4.13 | 20.8 | 2.92 | 62% |
| 2024/2025 | Championship | 2 | 5.50 | 4.17 | 22.0 | 3.50 | 50% |
| 2024/2025 | Premier League | 16 | 5.44 | 4.62 | 22.6 | 2.69 | 56% |
| 2023/2024 | Championship | 2 | 6.50 | 4.18 | 29.0 | 2.50 | 50% |
| 2023/2024 | Premier League | 22 | 4.41 | 4.65 | 21.7 | 3.00 | 59% |
| 2022/2023 | Championship | 4 | 3.75 | 3.93 | 22.8 | 1.75 | 25% |
| 2022/2023 | Premier League | 20 | 4.40 | 3.96 | 22.0 | 1.95 | 30% |
| 2021/2022 | Championship | 11 | 3.55 | 3.88 | 21.4 | 2.55 | 36% |
| 2021/2022 | League Two | 1 | 0.00 | 3.64 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 0% |
| 2021/2022 | Premier League | 4 | 5.25 | 3.92 | 20.3 | 2.25 | 25% |
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