Premier League Referees by the Numbers: Who Gives Most Yellow and Red Cards?

Premier League referees are in the spotlight at this time of year as the games get bigger and the key issues—such as titles, top four and relegation—get decided.

Now is also a great time to take a look at their numbers for the year and see how their refereeing styles compare. 

Some are relatively lenient, while others are considerably more card-happy.

Using the Premier League's own data, we've compiled the infographic above to see which top-flight refs are at which end of the spectrum.

Referee	Matches	Yellows	Yellows/Match	Reds	Reds/Match
Average	18	59	3.27	3	0.15
Phil Dowd	22	99	4.50	2	0.09
Mike Dean	22	88	4.00	5	0.23
Roger East	5	20	4.00	1	0.20
Michael Oliver	24	88	3.67	3	0.13
Anthony Taylor	18	64	3.56	3	0.17
Jonathan Moss	20	69	3.45	3	0.15
Mark Clattenburg	23	79	3.43	2	0.09
Robert Madley	5	17	3.40	1	0.20
Neil Swarbrick	17	57	3.35	0	0.00
Lee Mason	22	71	3.23	5	0.23
Martin Atkinson	22	71	3.23	5	0.23
Kevin Friend	16	51	3.19	2	0.13
Michael Jones	16	49	3.06	2	0.13
Howard Webb	26	78	3.00	2	0.08
Craig Pawson	9	26	2.89	0	0.00
Andre Marriner	23	66	2.87	7	0.30
Chris Foy	20	54	2.70	6	0.30
Lee Probert	16	21	1.31	2	0.13

One conclusion? Howard Webb, the FA's usual referee of choice and the main man at the 2010 World Cup final, is pretty average.

Average in terms of the number of cards he dispenses, that is.