{"id":1398271,"date":"2025-09-16T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1398271"},"modified":"2025-09-16T11:08:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T10:08:05","slug":"referee-michael-oliver","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/referee-michael-oliver\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Oliver Referee Profile: Stats, Discipline and Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Michael Oliver is one of England\u2019s most prominent and experienced referees at the elite level.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At just 25, he became the youngest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Premier League<\/a> referee when promoted to the Select Group in August 2010.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the past 15 years, Oliver has built a reputation for strong performance and consistency, while also coming under scrutiny for a few controversial decisions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-michael-oliver-profile\">Michael Oliver Profile<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Nationality: <\/strong>English<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Place of birth: <\/strong>Ashington, Northumberland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Date of birth: <\/strong>20\/02\/1985<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Refereeing experience:<\/strong> 18 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Premier League debut: <\/strong>August 2010 (Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oliver&#8217;s trajectory into the top tier began through early progression via the influence of his father, who introduced him to refereeing at the age of 14.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He went on to become the youngest Football League assistant and referee and officiated the 2007 Conference National play-off final.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After becoming the youngest-ever Premier League referee in 2010, Oliver soon gained appointments to high-profile matches, such as an FA Cup semi-final in 2013, the FA Community Shield the following year and a UEFA Champions League quarter-final between Real Madrid and Juventus in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oliver this season passed the 400 Premier League appearance mark as a referee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-who-does-michael-oliver-support\">Who Does Michael Oliver Support?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This information is not publicly known and there are no reliable sources indicating which club he supports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-michael-oliver-stats-and-discipline\">Michael Oliver Stats and Discipline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michael Oliver is regarded as one of the stricter referees in the game, handing out on average 3.23 yellow cards per match he has officiated in the Premier League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oliver last issued a red card in a Premier League game during Liverpool&#8217;s narrow win over Burnley in September. He sent off Burnley&#8217;s Lesley Ugochukwu for a second bookable offence in the closing stages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taking charge of 403 Premier League games in total, Oliver has handed out 1301 yellow cards and 57 reds in that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-michael-oliver-2025-26-stats-all-competitions\">Michael Oliver 2025\/26 Stats \u2013 All Competitions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Competition<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Games<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Yellow Cards<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Red Cards<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Penalties<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Premier League&nbsp;<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2026 World Cup qualifier<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-does-michael-oliver-compare-to-other-premier-league-referees\">How Does Michael Oliver Compare to Other Premier League Referees?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s a look at Michael Oliver\u2019s stats compared to four other referees following the first three rounds of fixtures in the Premier League 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Referee<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>PL Games<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>?<\/strong><strong>Per 90<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>?<\/strong><strong> Per 90<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Penalties Per 90<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Michael Oliver<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0.25<\/td><td>0.25<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chris Kavanagh<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>3.25<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Anthony Taylor<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>3.5<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Simon Hooper<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>5.5<\/td><td>0.25<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stuart Atwell<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>5.6<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0.33<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-michael-oliver-notable-matches-and-controversies-nbsp\">Michael Oliver Notable Matches and Controversies&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Real Madrid vs Juventus (2018):<\/strong> Oliver awarded a dramatic stoppage-time penalty that sent Real Madrid through to the Champions League semi-finals, leading to player confrontations with Gianluigi Buffon red-carded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oliver was on the end of significant public backlash following the incident and even nasty threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Arsenal vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (2025):<\/strong> Oliver issued a controversial red card to Arsenal&#8217;s Myles Lewis-Skelly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Gunners&#8217; appeal succeeded, with the card and suspension rescinded. Police subsequently investigated threats made against Oliver, which then propelled widespread debate about referee protection.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Millwall vs Crystal Palace (2025): <\/strong>Oliver failed to initially send off Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts after a dangerous kung-fu style kick to the head of Crystal Palace forward Jean-Philippe Mateta.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The red card was issued only after VAR intervention. 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