Arsenal and Brentford face off in the Premier League on Wednesday at 7:30pm, with Tony Harrington set to referee.
Harrington is among the lesser-used referees in the Premier League this season. But he has still officiated six games so far. And that does include one Brentford match already, officiating their home game against Aston Villa earlier in the season.
Arsenal sit five points clear at the top of the table, while Brentford are down in 10th.
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Tony Harrington’s Arsenal record
This will be just Harrington’s second Arsenal game as referee, with his first match coming last season. Harrington has been fourth official for three Arsenal games so far, again all coming in 2024-25.
| Category | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches | 1 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Defeats | 0 |
| League points | 3 |
| Penalties per game | 0 |
| Yellow cards per game | 0 |
| Red cards per game | 0 |
What happened when Tony Harrington last refereed Arsenal?
Harrington’s previous Arsenal game was their 3-1 win over Southampton early in the 2024-25 campaign. He showed three yellow cards to Southampton and none to Arsenal — though the Gunners committed 10 fouls to Saints’ nine.
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Tony Harrington’s Brentford record
In contrast, Harrington has refereed 16 Brentford games during his career, with most of those coming in the Championship. The first was way back in 2014, as Harrington was just starting out as a referee. Brentford didn’t have a good record to begin with, failing to win their first four games with Harrington as referee. But they are now unbeaten in six, including three since Harrington was promoted to Premier League football.
| Category | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches | 16 |
| Wins | 8 |
| Draws | 3 |
| Defeats | 5 |
| League points | 26 |
| Penalties per game | 0.19 |
| Yellow cards per game | 1.25 |
| Red cards per game | 0.06 |
What happened when Tony Harrington last refereed Brentford?
Harrington was the man in the middle for Brentford’s 1-0 win over Aston Villa in August, and some Bees fans will have felt aggrieved. Harrington disallowed a potential second goal for Brentford, for a foul by Nathan Collins on Emiliano Martinez. The decision was checked and confirmed by VAR, but our followers on X deemed this to have been an error.
What should we expect from Tony Harrington?
Harrington sits in the middle of the match for leniency in the Premier League this season. He averages 3.5 cards per game, and 5.6 fouls per card. Harrington hasn’t shown Brentford cards at a frequent rate either, so this could be a quiet match in that regard.