Referee
Craig Pawson
Craig Pawson
Born47 years (2 Mar 1979)
572
Matches
299
As referee
0
As assistant
273
Fourth official / VAR
29
Competitions
1093
Yellow cards
41
Red cards
Per match: 3.66 yellow · 0.14 red
Cards from matches where they were the main referee; a second yellow counts as a red.
| # | Competition | P | Ref. | Asst. | 4th | VAR | Avg. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FA Cup 2026
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 2 |
Premier League 2025/26
|
50 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 56 | 2 | 2.67 |
| 3 |
FA Cup 2025
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 4 |
Premier League 2024/25
|
50 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 96 | 3 | 4.36 |
| 5 |
FA Cup 2024
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 6 |
Premier League 2023/24
|
50 | 19 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 83 | 3 | 4.37 |
| 7 |
Premier League 2022/23
|
42 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 80 | 1 | 3.81 |
| 8 |
Community Shield 2022
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
| 9 |
Premier League 2021/22
|
48 | 26 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 108 | 2 | 4.15 |
| 10 |
UEFA Europa League 2020/21
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 |
| 11 |
Premier League 2020/21
|
46 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 80 | 3 | 3.48 |
| 12 |
UEFA Champions League 2020/21
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 13 |
FA Cup 2020
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 14 |
Premier League 2019/20
|
39 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 87 | 2 | 3.78 |
| 15 |
UEFA Champions League 2019/20
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 16 |
UEFA Europa League 2018/19
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 |
| 17 |
EFL Cup 2018/19
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 18 |
Premier League 2018/19
|
48 | 26 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 92 | 7 | 3.54 |
| 19 |
EFL Cup 2017/18
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 |
| 20 |
Premier League 2017/18
|
40 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 88 | 5 | 3.52 |
| 21 |
FA Cup 2017
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 |
| 22 |
Premier League 2016/17
|
41 | 24 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 97 | 4 | 4.04 |
| 23 |
FA Cup 2016
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| 24 |
Premier League 2015/16
|
49 | 28 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 88 | 2 | 3.14 |
| 25 |
FA Cup 2015
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| 26 |
UEFA Europa League Qualifying 2015
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 |
| 27 |
EFL Cup 2014/15
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 28 |
Premier League 2014/15
|
42 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 70 | 7 | 3.33 |
| 29 |
Premier League 2013/14
|
10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2.80 |
| Totals | 572 | 299 | 0 | 206 | 67 | 1093 | 41 | 3.66 |
Matches
Premier League 2025/26
Matchday 31
Wolverhampton Wanderers
2 – 2
Arsenal Football Club
Fourth official
Total: 206