Everton — refereeing decisions
Panel-confirmed errors involving Everton · 2023-24 onward
Since the Premier League's independent Key Match Incidents panel began publishing, 15 confirmed refereeing errors have involved Everton — 11 in their favour and 4 against them, a net expected-goals swing of +4.75 across 15 matches.
More calls against a club is not evidence of bias — the spread between clubs is close to what chance produces. RefCard publishes the ledger, not an accusation.
By season
| Season | Errors involving them | In their favour | Against them |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024-25 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Every confirmed error involving Everton
- 2025-26 · Wolves v Everton (2025-08-30) — referee Michael Oliver; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): penalty_not_awarded — Wolves v Everton. OF vote 1-4, VAR vote 2-3.
- 2025-26 · Everton v Arsenal (2025-12-20) — referee Sam Barrott; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): penalty_not_awarded — Everton v Arsenal. OF vote 2-3, VAR vote 2-3.
- 2025-26 · West Ham v Everton (2026-04-25) — referee Stuart Attwell; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): penalty_not_awarded — West Ham v Everton. OF vote 1-4, VAR vote 1-4.
- 2025-26 · Everton v Manchester City (2026-05-04) — referee Michael Oliver; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): penalty_not_awarded — Everton v Manchester City. OF vote 0-5, VAR vote 0-5.
- 2025-26 · Arsenal v Everton (2026-03-14) — referee Andy Madley; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 on-field below-threshold (B#23): penalty_not_awarded — Arsenal v Everton. No votes (below clear-and-obvious threshold).
- 2025-26 · Everton v Chelsea (2026-03-21) — referee Sam Barrott; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 on-field below-threshold (B#25): penalty_not_awarded — Everton v Chelsea. No votes (below clear-and-obvious threshold).
- 2025-26 · Aston Villa v Everton (2026-01-18) — referee Tony Harrington; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 missed second yellow (James Garner, Everton). No votes.
- 2024-25 · Liverpool v Everton (2025-04-02) — referee Sam Barrott; the decision went in their favour. Panel: The clear dangerous nature of the challenge is not mitigated by Tarkowski winning the ball first. A clear example of endangering the safety of an opponent.
- 2024-25 · Everton v Chelsea (2024-12-22) — referee Chris Kavanagh; the decision went in their favour. Panel: Pickford challenged Gusto in the penalty area and the referee did not award a penalty, but the KMI panel determined a penalty should have been given though it did not meet the clear and obvious threshold for VAR intervention.
- 2024-25 · Everton v Leicester (2025-02-01) — referee Darren Bond; the decision went against them. Panel: Referee did not award a penalty for Vestergaard's challenge on Beto, KMI panel ruled it should have been a penalty but was below VAR intervention threshold.
- 2024-25 · Everton v Arsenal (2025-04-05) — referee Darren England; the decision went in their favour. Panel: Referee wrongly awarded Everton a penalty in the 46th minute for a challenge by Myles Lewis-Skelly on Jack Harrison; the KMI panel judged it an on-field error below the clear-and-obvious threshold for VAR intervention. No panel vote split was published.
- 2024-25 · Everton v Nottingham Forest (2024-12-29) — referee Tony Harrington; the decision went in their favour. Panel: James Tarkowski should have received a second yellow card resulting in a red card but was not shown the card by the referee.
- 2024-25 · Everton v Wolves (2024-12-04) — referee Michael Salisbury; the decision went in their favour. Panel: The offside attacker's actions clearly impact the defender's ability to challenge for or play the ball. The panel concluded that both the on-field decision (4:1) and the VAR's decision not to intervene (4:1) was incorrect.
- 2023-24 · Everton v Nottingham Forest (2024-04-21) — referee Anthony Taylor; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2023-24 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): penalty_not_awarded (Young on Hudson-Odoi) — Everton 2-0 Nottm Forest, min 55. No per-incident vote split published in the season-end source.
- 2023-24 · Everton v Burnley (2024-04-06) — referee Michael Oliver; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2023-24 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): red_card_wrongly_shown (O'Shea DOGSO; should be yellow) — Everton 1-0 Burnley, min —. No per-incident vote split published in the season-end source.