Liverpool and Newcastle United face off in the Premier League on Saturday at 8pm, with Simon Hooper appointed as referee.
This will be Hooper’s 14th Premier League game as a referee this season, one of the more-used officials in the division. Hooper was the man in the middle for the first meeting between these two sides earlier in the season, and has refereed Liverpool twice more.
Liverpool go into this game winless in five and looking to return to the top four. Newcastle are three points and three places back, having gone two without victory.
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Simon Hooper’s Liverpool record
Hooper has refereed Liverpool 17 times so far, and they have a good record with him in the middle. The Reds have won 10 of those games, including two of the three matches this season. But Liverpool fans will be wary of any spot-kicks. While Hooper has awarded Liverpool one penalty in their 17 games, he has given three against them.
| Category | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches | 17 |
| Wins | 10 |
| Draws | 3 |
| Defeats | 4 |
| League points | 25 |
| Penalties per game | 0.06 |
| Yellow cards per game | 1.53 |
| Red cards per game | 0.06 |
What happened when Simon Hooper last refereed Liverpool in this fixture?
The last meeting between these sides was an eventful one. On the Liverpool side of things, three Reds players were booked, with Ryan Gravenberch, Ibrahima Konate and Conor Bradley all cautioned for fouls. Liverpool committed 15 fouls in the game overall.
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Simon Hooper’s Newcastle record
This will be Hooper’s 25th game in charge of Newcastle. He has officiated the Magpies across four competitions, starting in the Championship in 2016-17. Newcastle have lost 10 of their 24 games with Hooper in the middle, including each of their past two matches. But Hooper has given Newcastle three penalties, with two against them.
| Category | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches | 24 |
| Wins | 8 |
| Draws | 6 |
| Defeats | 10 |
| League points | 27 |
| Penalties per game | 0.13 |
| Yellow cards per game | 1.96 |
| Red cards per game | 0.04 |
What happened when Simon Hooper last refereed Newcastle in this fixture?
Newcastle went down to 10 men against Liverpool earlier this season, after Hooper had sent Anthony Gordon off. There wasn’t many complaints about the decision, after Gordon had caught Virgil van Dijk with a dangerous tackle. But it did require a VAR review. Dan Burn was booked for a foul, while Bruno Guimaraes was also cautioned for dissent.
What should we expect from Simon Hooper?
Hooper has shown 56 cards in the Premier League this season, averaging 4.3 per game. It makes him one of the harsher referees in the top flight. He also sits fifth for fouls in the Premier League, while averaging 5.6 fouls per card. We could see a lot of stoppages in this game.