{"id":1431476,"date":"2026-02-06T13:33:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T13:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1431476"},"modified":"2026-02-18T10:37:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T10:37:33","slug":"referee-liverpool-vs-man-city-08-02-26","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/referee-liverpool-vs-man-city-08-02-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool vs Man City referee: Craig Pawson&#8217;s history with both clubs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><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\/tottenham-hotspur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Manchester City<\/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 Sunday at 4:30pm, with Craig Pawson set to referee.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This will be Craig Pawson&#8217;s 14th Premier League game and he hasn&#8217;t been used as much as you might expect. While Pawson is among the more-used referees in the league this season, he isn&#8217;t picked as often as the highest-profile names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite that, this will be his third Liverpool game of the season, all of which have come since December. Pawson has also refereed Man City once, again coming in December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liverpool will be looking to bolster their top four hopes, while Man City need points in the title race.<\/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-craig-pawson-s-liverpool-record\" data-level=\"2\">Craig Pawson&#8217;s Liverpool record<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-craig-pawson-s-man-city-record\" data-level=\"2\">Craig Pawson&#8217;s Man City record<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-what-should-we-expect-from-craig-pawson\" data-level=\"2\">What should we expect from Craig Pawson?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-craig-pawson-s-liverpool-record\">Craig Pawson&#8217;s Liverpool record<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liverpool are Pawson&#8217;s most-refereed team across his career. This will be his 45 Reds game in charge. They have a good record with Pawson in the middle, winning 30 alongside seven draws and seven defeats. Liverpool have been awarded six penalties during that time, with just one red card against them. On the opposite side, Pawson has sent off three of Liverpool opponents and awarded two penalties against the Reds.<\/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\">44<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Wins<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Draws<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Defeats<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">League points<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">79<\/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\">0.14<\/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\">1.11<\/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\">0.02<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-happened-when-craig-pawson-last-refereed-liverpool\">What happened when Craig Pawson last refereed Liverpool?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pawson was the man in the middle for Liverpool&#8217;s draw with Fulham at the start of January. It was a pretty uneventful game in terms of cards, with just one yellow apiece. And the one for Liverpool went to Cody Gakpo for taking his shirt off celebrating what he thought was a late winner.<\/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-craig-pawson-s-man-city-record\">Craig Pawson&#8217;s Man City record<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This will be Pawson&#8217;s 31st Man City game, the joint-fewest of the so-called Big Six sides. But Man City do also have a good record with Pawson in the middle. They&#8217;ve won 21 of his 30 games so far, losing five and drawing three. They are also yet to recieve a red card, with three going to their opponents. It&#8217;s a similar position for penalties. Pawson has awarded Man City nine penalties, more than any other club &#8212; with just 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\">30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Wins<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Draws<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Defeats<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">League points<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">58<\/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\">0.3<\/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\">1.57<\/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<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-happened-when-craig-pawson-last-refereed-man-city\">What happened when Craig Pawson last refereed Man City?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pawson was the referee for Man City&#8217;s high-scoring win over Fulham in December. He only booked one player, and that was Rayan Cherki for late time-wasting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-should-we-expect-from-craig-pawson\">What should we expect from Craig Pawson?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Pawson has handed out the cards to Man City in the past, he hasn&#8217;t been too harsh this season. Pawson has averaged just two cards per game in the Premier League &#8212; fewer than any other referee. He also is the most lenient in fouls per card, with 10.1.<\/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 Manchester City face off in the Premier League on Sunday at 4:30pm, with Craig Pawson set to referee. This will be Craig Pawson&#8217;s 14th Premier League game and he hasn&#8217;t been used as much as you might expect. While Pawson is among the more-used referees in the league this season, he isn&#8217;t picked&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":112,"featured_media":1405896,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Craig Pawson is the referee for Liverpool's Premier League game against Man City. 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