Manchester United 0–1 Arsenal
2025-08-17 · Matchweek 1
· Referee: Simon Hooper · VAR: Paul Tierney
Arsenal were booked 4 times — 2.5× their usual 1.6 — to Manchester United's 1.
How Simon Hooper refereed it
Hooper showed 5 yellow cards against a career average of 3.6, and awarded 29 fouls against an average of 21.6.
Match statistics
| Manchester United | Arsenal | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 1 | 4 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 10 | 19 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13' | Normal Goal | Arsenal | R. Calafiori | 0-1 |
| 42' | Yellow Card | Arsenal | Riccardo Calafiori | 0-1 |
| 85' | Yellow Card | Manchester United | Patrick Dorgu | 0-1 |
| 85' | Yellow Card | Arsenal | David Raya | 0-1 |
| 90+1' | Yellow Card | Arsenal | Jurriën Timber | 0-1 |
| 90+3' | Yellow Card | Arsenal | Myles Lewis-Skelly | 0-1 |