{"id":1435960,"date":"2026-03-03T10:27:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T10:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1435960"},"modified":"2026-03-03T10:27:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T10:27:45","slug":"referee-newcastle-vs-man-utd-04-03-26","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/referee-newcastle-vs-man-utd-04-03-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle vs Man Utd referee: Peter Bankes&#8217; history with both clubs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/newcastle-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Newcastle United<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Manchester 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 Wednesday at 8:15pm, with Peter Bankes set to referee.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bankes is one of the most-used referees in the Premier League this season, with this set to be his 21st game of the campaign. Four of those games have involved Newcastle &#8212; with Bankes refereeing no team more than the Magpies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By contrast, this will be just Bankes&#8217; second Man Utd game of the season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Red Devils are looking for a third consecutive league win as they hope to tighten their grip on a spot in the top four. Newcastle, meanwhile, will be hoping to jump into the top half of the table.<\/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-peter-bankes-newcastle-record\" data-level=\"2\">Peter Bankes&#8217; Newcastle record<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-peter-bankes-man-utd-record\" data-level=\"2\">Peter Bankes&#8217; Man Utd record<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-what-should-we-expect-from-peter-bankes\" data-level=\"2\">What should we expect from Peter Bankes?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-peter-bankes-newcastle-record\">Peter Bankes&#8217; Newcastle record<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This will be Bankes&#8217; 21st Newcastle game, and the Magpies have a pretty even record with him in the middle. They&#8217;ve won seven and lost seven with six draws to date. Bankes&#8217; dealing in Newcastle matches his fair too, with 42 yellow cards against them and 40 shown to their opponents. He has only sent off one Newcastle player, and that was back in 2020. Bankes has awarded Newcastle three penalties, while also giving 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\">21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Wins<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7<\/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\">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\">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\">0.15<\/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\">2.1<\/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\">0.05<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-happened-when-peter-bankes-last-refereed-newcastle\">What happened when Peter Bankes last refereed Newcastle?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Bankes was the man in the middle for the Tyne-Weir derby in December. Newcastle were the losing side in that match, falling 1-0 to bitter rivals <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/sunderland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sunderland<\/a> at the Stadium of Light. Bankes showed nine cards in the game, with four for Newcastle and five for Sunderland. Only three of those cards were shown for fouls, though. Two Newcastle players were booked for arguing, with another for dissent. Sunderland had one card for dissent, another for arguing and a third for time wasting.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><strong>Bet \u00a310 &amp; Get \u00a330 in Free Bets with Bet365<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>Not signed up to bet365 yet? 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Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are available for use upon settlement of qualifying bets. Min odds, bet and payment method exclusions apply. Returns exclude Bet Credits stake. Time limits and T&amp;Cs apply.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-peter-bankes-man-utd-record\">Peter Bankes&#8217; Man Utd record<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bankes hasn&#8217;t been utilised in many Man Utd games compared to other clubs, with this set to be his 11th match in the middle. Man Utd have won four of the 10 games he has refereed so far, and fans might be happy to see him. Bankes has sent off one Man Utd player, but also dismissed three of their opponents. He has also awarded Man Utd one penalty, with none 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\">10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Wins<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Draws<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1<\/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\">10<\/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\">0.1<\/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\">1.9<\/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\">0.1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-happened-when-peter-bankes-last-refereed-man-utd\">What happened when Peter Bankes last refereed Man Utd?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Bankes was the referee for Man Utd&#8217;s fiery clash with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chelsea<\/a> earlier this season. He started with an early red card to Robert Sanchez for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity, but later sent Casemiro off for two yellow cards. Casemiro&#8217;s two yellows were the only cards Man Utd received in that game, compared to Chelsea&#8217;s six. Even Enzo Maresca was booked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-should-we-expect-from-peter-bankes\">What should we expect from Peter Bankes?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bankes is one of the tougher referees in the Premier League this season without being overly harsh. He averages 4.1 cards per game and 5.4 fouls per card. But Bankes is one of four referees to send off three players in the Premier League this season. He&#8217;s also one of a group to have awarded at least five penalties.<\/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>Newcastle United and Manchester United face off in the Premier League on Wednesday at 8:15pm, with Peter Bankes set to referee. Bankes is one of the most-used referees in the Premier League this season, with this set to be his 21st game of the campaign. Four of those games have involved Newcastle &#8212; with Bankes&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":112,"featured_media":1402765,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Peter Bankes is the referee for Newcastle's Premier League game against Manchester United. 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