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Sam Purkiss
EnglandReferee
Card and foul lines
All competitions, 121 games
Games against the line
Per game
Recent matches
Their last 20, totals with the home-away split
By competition
Every competition they have refereed, per game
| Competition | Games | Cards | Yellows | Reds | Fouls | Penalties | Over 4.5 cards |
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About Sam Purkiss
Overview
Sam Purkiss is a England football referee who has officiated 121 professional matches in our database across approximately 3 seasons. Most recently active in the League One 24/25.
Career averages
Across 121 matches, Sam Purkiss averages 3.79 yellow cards and 0.26 red cards per match, with 22.1 fouls awarded per match. 36 penalties and 31 red cards across the full sample.
League One 24/25 season
Sam Purkiss has been the appointed official for 12 matches in the League One 24/25 season, averaging 4.00 yellow cards, 0.17 red cards and 23.7 fouls per match. 7 penalties have been awarded so far.
Cards and discipline
Over 4.5 cards have landed in 42% of Sam Purkiss's matches and over 5.5 in 25%. Both teams have been carded in 100% of their games. A penalty has been awarded in 58% of matches, and a red card shown in 17%.
Home and away tendencies
Sam Purkiss shows the away team more cards, averaging 2.42 a game to them versus 1.75 to the home side, with the away team carded more often in 58% of their matches. Home teams have won 58% of the games they have officiated.
Recent form
In their last 5 appointments, Sam Purkiss's matches have produced an average of 3.2 total cards and 22.2 fouls per game. The most recent assignment was Charlton vs Burton followed by Newport County vs Walsall.
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Sam Purkiss shows an average of 4.05 cards per game (yellow and red combined) across the 121 matches tracked on FootyMetrics.
Over 4.5 total cards has landed in 39% of Sam Purkiss's matches, and over 5.5 cards in 29%, based on the 121 matches tracked on FootyMetrics.
Sam Purkiss cards the away side more, averaging 2.32 cards a game to them versus 1.74 to the home side. The away team picks up more cards in 50% of their matches.
Sam Purkiss calls 22.1 fouls per game on average over 121 matches.