Referee
Craig Pawson
England
- Matches
- 338
- Age
- 47
- Born
- 18 Jul 1979
- Since
- 1 Jan 2015
Craig Pawson (born 2 March 1979) is an English professional football referee who officiates primarily in the Premier League, having been promoted to the panel of Select Group Referees in 2013, as well as in the Football League. Wikipedia ↗
Yellow cards
3.67
per game
+0.37 vs league average (3.30)
Red cards
0.12
per game
Penalties awarded
0.20
per game
in line with league average (0.23)
Fouls
22.71
per game
By competition
5 competitions| Competition | Matches | YC/g | RC/g | Pen/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 266 | 3.68 | 0.13 | 0.20 |
 FA Cup | 29 | 3.17 | 0.03 | 0.07 |
 UEFA Europa League | 29 | 4.31 | 0.17 | 0.24 |
 EFL Cup | 7 | 2.29 | 0.14 | 0.14 |
 UEFA Champions League | 7 | 4.29 | 0.00 | 0.71 |
Matches
338 in charge- 31 Oct 2026Premier LeagueMan City
0 - 1
Brighton—— - 18 Oct 2026Premier LeagueBournemouth
2 - 0
Sunderland—— - 10 Oct 2026Premier LeagueAston Villa
2 - 2
Brentford—— - 8 Sept 2026EFL CupMillwall
0 - 1
Newcastle30 - 5 Sept 2026Premier LeagueNott'm Forest
0 - 0
Spurs40 - 30 Aug 2026Premier LeagueMan Utd
5 - 2
Ipswich40P1 - 24 May 2026Premier LeagueNott'm Forest1 - 1Bournemouth20
- 9 May 2026Premier LeagueLiverpool
1 - 1
Chelsea60 - 2 May 2026Premier LeagueBrentford3 - 0
West Ham40P1 - 25 Apr 2026FA CupMan City
2 - 1
Southampton10 - 21 Apr 2026Premier LeagueBrighton3 - 0Chelsea20
- 5 Apr 2026FA CupWest Ham
2 - 2
Leeds50P1 - 3 Mar 2026Premier LeagueBournemouth0 - 0Brentford30
- 27 Feb 2026Premier LeagueWolves
2 - 0Aston Villa60 - 22 Feb 2026Premier LeagueSunderland1 - 3
Fulham20P2
Results
42%25%33%
Home win 42%Draw 25%Away win 33%
By season
- 2026/276 · 3.7
- 2025/2626 · 2.9
- 2024/2526 · 3.6
- 2023/2427 · 4.4
- 2022/2328 · 4.0
- 2021/2232 · 3.9
- 2020/2130 · 3.4
- 2019/2031 · 3.6
- 2018/1934 · 3.8
- 2017/1827 · 3.3
- 2016/1730 · 4.3
- 2015/1637 · 2.9
- 2014/154 · —
