{"id":1429676,"date":"2026-02-05T14:39:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1429676"},"modified":"2026-02-05T14:39:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:39:58","slug":"referee-man-utd-vs-tottenham-07-02-26","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/referee-man-utd-vs-tottenham-07-02-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd vs Tottenham referee: Michael Oliver&#8217;s history with both clubs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Manchester United<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/tottenham-hotspur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/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 12:30pm, with Michael Oliver appointed as referee.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oliver is the most-used referee in the Premier League this season, with this set to be his 20th game. He has already refereed both of these sides twice in the league this season. But this will be Oliver&#8217;s first game at Old Trafford in 2025-26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Man Utd will be looking to keep hold of their spot in the top four, while Tottenham are hoping to end a long winless run down in 14th.<\/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-michael-oliver-s-man-utd-record\" data-level=\"2\">Michael Oliver&#8217;s Man Utd record<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-michael-oliver-s-tottenham-record\" data-level=\"2\">Michael Oliver&#8217;s Tottenham record<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-what-should-we-expect-from-michael-oliver\" data-level=\"2\">What should we expect from Michael Oliver?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-michael-oliver-s-man-utd-record\">Michael Oliver&#8217;s Man Utd record<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This will be Oliver&#8217;s 50th Man Utd game across all competitions. Surprisingly, it&#8217;s the least of the so-called Big Six sides. And Man Utd have only won 19 of the 49 games so far &#8212; losing 17 and drawing 13. Although other sides have had more players sent off by Oliver, Man Utd do have the most reds for two yellow cards at five. They also rank fourth on his list for yellow cards overall. Oliver has awarded Man Utd eight penalties, but given seven against.<\/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\">49<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Wins<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">19<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Draws<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Defeats<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">17<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">League points<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">64<\/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\">0.16<\/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\">2.08<\/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\">0.10<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-happened-when-michael-oliver-last-refereed-man-utd\">What happened when Michael Oliver last refereed Man Utd?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oliver was the referee for Man Utd&#8217;s 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa before Christmas. It was a fairly quiet affair, with two yellow cards for Man Utd as Manuel Ugarte and Diogo Dalot were both cautioned for fouls. Aston Villa received one yellow card for a foul late on. But there wasn&#8217;t anything controversial about the defeat.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2>SpreadEx Sign-Up Offer:\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n<p>SpreadEx are offering new customers the chance to get \u00a360 in free bets when they join and place \u00a310 in qualifying bets.<\/p>\r\n<p>To claim this offer, follow these steps:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Create your account by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/spreadex?q=gb-all-con-wof-s-spo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this link<\/a> or the image below.<\/li>\r\n<li>Register for your account by adding your details. 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Place a \u00a310 fixed odds single or \u00a310 each-way bet at minimum odds of 1\/2 and get 3 x \u00a310 free fixed odds bets, 3 x \u00a35 Total Goals football spread bets and 3 x \u00a35 Winning Favourites spread bets and a \u00a31 racing Race Index spread bet. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\r\n<hr \/><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-michael-oliver-s-tottenham-record\">Michael Oliver&#8217;s Tottenham record<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oliver has overseen 53 games for Tottenham so far, with the club winning just over half. That&#8217;s despite the fact that Oliver has given nine penalties against Tottenham compared to six four them. Oliver has also sent off five Tottenham players, for a mixture of double yellows or straight reds. But he has only shown one red card to an opponent.<\/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\">53<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Wins<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">28<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Draws<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Defeats<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">14<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">League points<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">80<\/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\">0.11<\/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\">1.75<\/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\">0.09<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-happened-when-michael-oliver-last-refereed-tottenham\">What happened when Michael Oliver last refereed Tottenham?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oliver was the referee for November&#8217;s north London derby, which Tottenham lost 4-1. There was a controversial goal for Arsenal, but that was down to a subjective offside. Oliver booked three Tottenham players including Cristian Romero for dissent and Pedro Porro for an argument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-should-we-expect-from-michael-oliver\">What should we expect from Michael Oliver?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This will be an interesting game. Oliver has a record of booking Man Utd players, and he isn&#8217;t exactly lenient with Tottenham either. But he has let a lot go this season. Oliver averages 2.7 cards per game in the Premier League, the second-lowest in the division. He also ranks second from bottom for fouls per card at 8.2.<\/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>Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur face off in the Premier League on Saturday at 12:30pm, with Michael Oliver appointed as referee. 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