Liverpool and Aston Villa face off in the Premier League on Saturday at 8pm, with Stuart Attwell appointed as the referee.
This will be Attwell’s seventh Premier League game as referee this season, with five men overseeing more. But only one has shown more yellow cards than Attwell’s 31. Despite this, he is yet to send a player off.
Attwell has already officiated an Aston Villa game this season, as the Villans were beaten 3-0 at home by Crystal Palace. He hasn’t officiated Liverpool since April, but Attwell has only taken charge of three teams more than he has the Reds.
Liverpool will be looking for a bit of luck as they seek to end a four-game losing streak in the league. But Aston Villa have won their past four, after going winless in their opening five.
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Stuart Attwell’s Liverpool record
As mentioned, Attwell takes charge of Liverpool a lot. He’s overseen the Reds 28 times in total, since his first appointment in March 2010. The most significant of those matches came in February 2022, when Attwell was the referee for Liverpool’s Carabao Cup final win over Chelsea. Liverpool have won their past six league games when Attwell has been the referee.
| Category | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches | 28 |
| Wins | 20 |
| Draws | 5 |
| Defeats | 3 |
| League points | 56 |
| Penalties per game | 0.11 |
| Yellow cards per game | 0.93 |
| Red cards per game | 0 |
What happened when Stuart Attwell refereed Liverpool last season?
Attwell refereed Liverpool four times across all competitions. Three of those were Premier League wins, with the other a defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final. And they were in keeping with Attwell’s previous Liverpool games. The Reds were shown just four yellow cards across the four games, escaping two without a single caution. At the same time, Liverpool’s opponents were shown seven yellow cards.
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Stuart Attwell’s Aston Villa record
Attwell has overseen 21 Aston Villa games during his career taking charge of his first match in September 2009. Aston Villa had a good run to start with under Attwell, winning their first six matches — and going unbeaten in 11 across all competitions. They did win two of their four games with Attwell in the middle last season, losing one and drawing one. And they have lost already this season.
| Category | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches | 21 |
| Wins | 11 |
| Draws | 5 |
| Defeats | 5 |
| League points | 35 |
| Penalties per game | 0.24 |
| Yellow cards per game | 2.29 |
| Red cards per game | 0.10 |
What happened when Stuart Attwell last refereed Aston Villa?
This will be Attwell’s second Aston Villa game this season. The first was at Villa Park, a 3-0 defeat for the Villans to Crystal Palace. Attwell showed two yellow cards to Aston Villa, both for fouls. The second yellow card also saw a penalty awarded, with goalkeeper Marco Bizot fouling Daicha Kamada in the box.
What should we expect from Stuart Attwell?
As mentioned, Attwell loves a yellow card. And he’s also quite harsh in showing them. Attwell has averaged 4.2 fouls per card in the Premier League this season, the fewest of any referee — letting less go. He is also one of seven referees to have awarded more than one penalty in the Premier League this season.