{"id":1427513,"date":"2026-01-30T10:27:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T10:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1427513"},"modified":"2026-01-30T10:27:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T10:27:35","slug":"referee-liverpool-vs-newcastle-31-01-26","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/referee-liverpool-vs-newcastle-31-01-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool vs Newcastle referee: Simon Hooper&#8217;s history with both clubs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/liverpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Liverpool<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/newcastle-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Newcastle United<\/a> face off in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Premier League<\/a> on Saturday at 8pm, with Simon Hooper appointed as referee.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will be Hooper&#8217;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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Jump to:<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-simon-hooper-s-liverpool-record\" data-level=\"2\">Simon Hooper&#8217;s Liverpool record<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-simon-hooper-s-newcastle-record\" data-level=\"2\">Simon Hooper&#8217;s Newcastle record<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-what-should-we-expect-from-simon-hooper\" data-level=\"2\">What should we expect from Simon Hooper?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-simon-hooper-s-liverpool-record\">Simon Hooper&#8217;s Liverpool record<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Category<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Total<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Matches<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">17<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Wins<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Draws<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Defeats<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">League points<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">25<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Penalties per game<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0.06<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yellow cards per game<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1.53<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Red cards per game<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0.06<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-happened-when-simon-hooper-last-refereed-liverpool-in-this-fixture\">What happened when Simon Hooper last refereed Liverpool in this fixture?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/midnite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Midnite Offer<\/a>: Bet \u00a310, get \u00a330 in free bets<\/h2>\r\n<p><strong>How to claim:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Open an account at Midnite using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/midnite?q=gb-all-con-wof-s-spo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>this link<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Deposit \u00a310 or more<\/li>\r\n<li>Place your first bet of \u00a310 or more (minimum odds of 1\/1)<\/li>\r\n<li>Receive \u00a330 in free bets, valid for 7 days on selected betse only.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/midnite?q=gb-all-con-wof-s-spo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1422505 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/04\/06121645\/image-148-1024x358.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/04\/06121645\/image-148-1024x358.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/04\/06121645\/image-148-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/04\/06121645\/image-148-768x268.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/04\/06121645\/image-148-400x140.png 400w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/04\/06121645\/image-148-572x200.png 572w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/04\/06121645\/image-148-172x60.png 172w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/04\/06121645\/image-148-150x52.png 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/04\/06121645\/image-148-40x14.png 40w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/04\/06121645\/image-148.png 1499w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>18+ New customers only. Place a \u00a310+ bet at min odds 1\/1 (2.0) within 14 days of sign-up. Get \u00a330 in Free Bets, valid for 7 days on selected bets only. Free stake not returned with winnings. T&amp;Cs apply. BeGambleAware.org<\/em><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-simon-hooper-s-newcastle-record\">Simon Hooper&#8217;s Newcastle record<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This will be Hooper&#8217;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Category<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Total<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Matches<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">24<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Wins<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Draws<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Defeats<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">League points<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">27<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Penalties per game<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0.13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yellow cards per game<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1.96<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Red cards per game<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0.04<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-happened-when-simon-hooper-last-refereed-newcastle-in-this-fixture\">What happened when Simon Hooper last refereed Newcastle in this fixture?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Newcastle went down to 10 men against Liverpool earlier this season, after Hooper had sent Anthony Gordon off. There wasn&#8217;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-should-we-expect-from-simon-hooper\">What should we expect from Simon Hooper?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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.  <\/p>\n\n\n<h3><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/premier-league\/\"><strong>Premier League predictions &amp; tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/premier-league-title-odds\/\"><strong>Premier League outright odds <\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/\"><strong>Latest football news<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best betting sites<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/best-free-bet-offers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best free bet offers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/accumulator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football accumulator tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool and Newcastle United face off in the Premier League on Saturday at 8pm, with Simon Hooper appointed as referee. This will be Hooper&#8217;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&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":112,"featured_media":1402427,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Simon Hooper is the referee for Liverpool's Premier League game against Newcastle United. 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