Premier League · 2023–2026 ·

The scorecard for Premier League referees.

Fair to the referees, fair to the statistics. Built on the Premier League's independent Key Match Incidents Panel — not decisions fans disliked, the ones officially ruled wrong. How it works →

A finding More than a quarter of Premier League bookings are not for a foul. Read what they are actually for → All findings →

Every rated referee

Referee Games26 seasons of match data (2000-01 → 2025-26). In the All view every column is career-wide; in a season view games, style and discipline are that season's, and only Assignment stays career-pooled. Only 3 seasons carry KMI panel error data (2023-24 →), so Grade covers those three, not all 26. StyleHow a referee runs a game, pooled across his career — not a judgement of accuracy. Full detail on each referee's profile and the styles page. Fouls/gline = league median Yellows/gline = league median AssignmentMarquee share — how often this referee is handed the biggest games: a fixture between two top-six sides, a derby, or a high-stakes late-season game. A marker of standing (who Pro Ref trust with the spotlight), not a measure of accuracy or difficulty.career standing GradeNegative = more accurate — fewer or less severe errors than expected. Positive = less accurate. Zero = the league-average error rate.

Per season only; there is no career grade. In the All view this column is a raw errors-per-match count, not a ranking — a referee with few matches can top it by chance. Grades including 2023-24 come from a coarser instrument and are not comparable across seasons. Full methodology →
Multi-season trajectories →

These referees worked before the panel began publishing verdicts in 2023-24, so they have no grade. Their profiles carry career matches, discipline and, where recent games allow, style.

A grade, not a rank — most referees sit inside the margin of error. Method →

Over time · 23–24 · 24–25 · 25–26

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