Everton vs Man Utd referee

This will be England’s 16th Premier League match of the season so far, making him one of the top-flight’s most-used officials. The 40-year-old has already taken charge of both sides this campaign, and plenty of times in the past. So, with Everton looking to stay in the European race and Man Utd looking to remain frontrunners for a Champions League spot, let’s take a look at England’s record for both clubs and this season as a whole. Darren England’s Everton record England has officiated Everton 15 times previously, with only Middlesbrough (17), Nottingham Forest (19) and Brentford (22) playing under his watchful eye more. It’s been a mixed bag for the Toffees, who have won five, drawn six and lost four of those previous games. But while they’ve been shown 30 yellow cards, England has never sent an Everton player off. England has awarded the blue half of Merseyside two penalties to date, compared to three for the opposition. What happened when Darren England last refereed Everton? England’s last game involving Everton was a big one, taking charge of the Merseyside derby at Anfield back in September. It wasn’t a happy occasion for the Toffees, who lost 2-1 to Liverpool thanks to first-half goals from Ryan Gravenberch and Hugo Ekitike, rendering Idrissa Gana Gueye’s 58th-minute strike meaningless. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Iliman Ndiaye were booked for David Moyes’ side, while Dominik Szoboszlai and Florian Wirtz were shown yellow cards for the hosts. The previous game before that involving England and Everton saw the Toffees beat Fulham 3-1 at Craven Cottage at the end of the 2024/25 campaign. Darren England’s Manchester United record By contrast, England has only refereed six Manchester United games. He’s been a decent omen for the Red Devils, who have won four and lost just one of those matches, though the two winless encounters were both against Nottingham Forest: a 2-2 away draw in November and a 3-2 defeat at Old Trafford midway through last season. England was the man in the middle as United beat Everton 3-1 at home in the FA Cup in January 2023. What happened the last time Darren England refereed Manchester United? That 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground was England’s last Manchester United match. Casemiro gave the Red Devils the lead in the 34th minute, while Amad Diallo had to grab a late equaliser after Morgan Gibbs-White and Nicolo Savona had put the Tricky Trees ahead. There was only one yellow card shown to each team, with Dan Ndoye booked for Forest and Noussair Mazraoui for United. What should we expect from Darren England? England has shown two red cards so far this season, with only two Premier League referees showing more. However, when it comes to yellow cards, he’s very much middle of the road at 3.80 per game. England’s 0.20 penalties per game is also low down the averages among Premier League officials, as is his 22.07 fouls per game, suggesting he will try to let Everton and Man Utd go at it in a flowing encounter.