Manchester City — refereeing decisions
Panel-confirmed errors involving Manchester City · 2023-24 onward
Since the Premier League's independent Key Match Incidents panel began publishing, 16 confirmed refereeing errors have involved Manchester City — 7 in their favour and 9 against them, a net expected-goals swing of -0.92 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 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Every confirmed error involving Manchester City
- 2025-26 · Manchester United v Manchester City (2026-01-17) — referee Anthony Taylor; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 on-field below-threshold (B#17): red_card_not_shown — Manchester United v Manchester City. No votes (below clear-and-obvious threshold).
- 2025-26 · Newcastle v Manchester City (2025-11-22) — referee Sam Barrott; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): penalty_not_awarded — Newcastle v Manchester City. OF vote 2-3, VAR vote 2-3.
- 2025-26 · Everton v Manchester City (2026-05-04) — referee Michael Oliver; the decision went in their favour. 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 · Manchester City v Tottenham (2025-08-23) — referee Peter Bankes; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 on-field below-threshold (B#1): penalty_not_awarded — Manchester City v Tottenham. No votes (below clear-and-obvious threshold).
- 2025-26 · Nottingham Forest v Manchester City (2025-12-27) — referee Robert Jones; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 missed second yellow (Ruben Dias, Manchester City). No votes.
- 2025-26 · Manchester City v Liverpool (2025-11-09) — referee unknown; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 on-field below-threshold (B#7): goal_disallowed — Manchester City v Liverpool. No votes (below clear-and-obvious threshold).
- 2025-26 · Manchester City v Arsenal (2026-04-19) — referee Anthony Taylor; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 on-field below-threshold (B#26): red_card_not_shown — Manchester City v Arsenal. No votes (below clear-and-obvious threshold).
- 2025-26 · Tottenham v Manchester City (2026-02-01) — referee Robert Jones; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 missed second yellow (Rodri, Manchester City). No votes.
- 2024-25 · Manchester City v Ipswich (2024-08-24) — referee Michael Salisbury; the decision went in their favour. Panel: Savinho challenged Leif Davis in the penalty area and the referee did not award a penalty, which the KMI panel determined was incorrect but below the threshold for VAR intervention.
- 2024-25 · Southampton v Manchester City (2025-05-10) — referee Tim Robinson; the decision went against them. Panel: Lesley Ugochukwu should have received a second yellow card but was not cautioned.
- 2024-25 · Tottenham v Manchester City (2025-02-26) — referee Jarred Gillett; the decision went against them. Panel: Goal disallowed for handball against Erling Haaland in stoppage time.
- 2024-25 · Southampton v Manchester City (2025-05-10) — referee Tim Robinson; the decision went against them. Panel: Flynn Downes should have received a second yellow card resulting in a red card but was not cautioned.
- 2024-25 · Manchester City v Bournemouth (2025-05-20) — referee Thomas Bramall; the decision went in their favour. Panel: Lewis Cook was shown a red card for a serious foul play challenge on Nico Gonzalez, which the KMI panel deemed incorrect.
- 2024-25 · Crystal Palace v Manchester City (2024-12-07) — referee Robert Jones; the decision went against them. Panel: Rico Lewis was wrongly given a second yellow card resulting in a red card.
- 2023-24 · Manchester City v Fulham (2023-09-02) — referee Michael Oliver; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2023-24 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): goal_allowed (Aké, subjective offside Akanji) — Man City 4-1 Fulham, min 45+. No per-incident vote split published in the season-end source.
- 2023-24 · Luton v Manchester City (2023-12-10) — referee Tim Robinson; the decision went against them. Panel: 2023-24 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): red_card_not_shown (J. Brown on Foden) — Luton 1-2 Man City, min 69. No per-incident vote split published in the season-end source.