I was looking at some referee stats for various PL referee's, over all their matches in charge of leading PL clubs, over all seasons, with significant differences between officials.
At City Pep has an average win % of 72%.
However for Chris Kavanagh, (the Newcastle ref this weekend), we have a win percentage of only 56%, (9 matches), Liverpool have a remarkable 81%, (16 matches), Chelsea also have a very high 75%, (12 matches), Spurs have 69%, (13 matches), Utd, 54% (12 matches) and Arsenal, 50%, (18 matches).
Considering our considerable success over many seasons this win % seems remarkably low!
Referee statistics and disciplinary statistics for matches officiated by Chris Kavanagh.
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With Michael Oliver, (a referee that I thought doesn't particularly seem to like us?), We have figures more like you would expect: City 77%, (44 matches), Liverpool 47%, (53 matches), Chelsea 48%, (42 matches), Utd 41%, (41 matches), Spurs 56%, (41 matches) and Arsenal 56%, (43 matches).
Referee statistics and disciplinary statistics for matches officiated by Michael Oliver.
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With Anthony Taylor, a referee City fans pretty universally regard as hating us and favouring Utd, City have a similar, very low, win % stats to Kavanagh 55%, (33 matches), whereas not surprisingly Utd have the highest win % of the top clubs 58%, (40 matches), Liverpool 56%, (33 matches), Chelsea, 46%, (37 matches), Spurs 56%, (41 matches) and Arsenal 56%, (43 matches).
Referee statistics and disciplinary statistics for matches officiated by Anthony Taylor.
www.whoscored.com
I had known about Anthony Taylor's obvious bias, Pep clearly knows it, and Taylor finds it hard not to smile when he gives decisions against us, like sending off Rodri!
However Kavanagh's stats, seem potentially concerning and as distorted as Taylor?!
