6.50Stuart Attwell
5.40John Brooks
5.25Craig Pawson
Key finding
Stuart Attwell has been the strictest referee in the 2026/27 Premier League so far, showing 6.50 yellow cards per game across 4 matches, against an average of 4.4 among the most-used officials.
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| referee | games | yellow | red | penalties | yellow per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Attwell | 4 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| John Brooks | 5 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 5.4 |
| Craig Pawson | 4 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 5.25 |
| Chris Kavanagh | 5 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 4.8 |
| Jarred Gillett | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 |
| Paul Tierney | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4.25 |
| Farai Hallam | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Andy Madley | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Peter Bankes | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3.75 |
| Darren England | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| Samuel Barrott | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3.25 |
| Robert Jones | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How we calculated this
League matches this season. Only referees who took charge of at least two games are shown. Source data comes from official league fixtures and match events and is refreshed daily. These figures describe what has happened so far; they are not predictions or guarantees.