Newcastle United and Manchester City face off in the Premier League on Saturday at 5:30pm, with Samuel Barrott set to referee.
Barrott has overseen six Premier League games so far this season. He’s one of eight referees to award at least two penalties this season. And Barrott has also averaged more cards per game than any other referee.
This will be Barrott’s first game involving either of these two sides this season.
Newcastle are sitting 14th and went into the international break having lost their past two games. Man City, meanwhile, are in second with two consecutive victories.
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Samuel Barrott’s Newcastle record
Barrott has refereed just three Newcastle games during his career, all within the past two years. The first came in the 2023-24 season, a 3-0 league win over Fulham. Barrott then refereed Newcastle twice last season, overseeing wins in the Carabao Cup and Premier League. He’s shown just three yellow cards to Newcastle during that time, with all three coming in the Carabao Cup quarter-final win over Brentford.
| Category | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches | 3 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Defeats | 0 |
| League points | 6 |
| Penalties per game | 0.33 |
| Yellow cards per game | 1.0 |
| Red cards per game | 0 |
What happened when Samuel Barrott last refereed Newcastle?
Barrott’s last Newcastle game was a 3-1 league win over Southampton last season. Barrott showed just one yellow card during that game, to Southampton. He also awarded Newcastle a penalty, which was converted by Alexander Isak.
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Samuel Barrott’s Man City record
Barrott has also overseen just three Man City games. But Man City have lost one of those three matches. All three games have come in the league, again since the start of the 2023-24 season. Barrott’s first Man City game was a 3-1 win over Burnley, his only Citizens match of the campaign. He then oversaw a defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion and win over Ipswich Town last season.
| Category | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches | 3 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Defeats | 1 |
| League points | 6 |
| Penalties per game | 0 |
| Yellow cards per game | 2.0 |
| Red cards per game | 0 |
What happened when Samuel Barrott last refereed Man City?
Barrott’s last Man City game was a very uneventful one, from the referee’s point of view. He only showed one yellow card, to Matheus Nunes, late in the second half. And that was about it. But Man City did score six goals at Portman Road.
What should we expect from Samuel Barrott?
In a word, cards. Barrott has averaged 5.5 cards per game in the Premier League this season, the most of any referee in the division. He also averages the fewest number of fouls per card, at 4.1. In totals, only four referees have shown more cards in the Premier League this season than Barrott’s 33, though he has only overseen six games (compared to eight or nine).