Arsenal and referees have been much-discussed over the Premier League season so far, with some big decisions going against the side so far.
Declan Rice was shown a red card for delaying the restart against Brighton – a decision that infuriated many, despite players being told that those rules would be clamped down on.
It came back to bite the Gunners hard again as Leandro Trossard was also shown a red card against Manchester City for clearing the ball after committing a foul in the middle of the pitch.
Then there was a sending-off for William Saliba in the clash with Bournemouth, with the defender being the last man as he pulled down Evanilson just after the halfway line.
Combine that with injury issues as Mikel Arteta has been cursing his luck across the board for Arsenal so far.
So with that said, here’s a look at every referee’s record for the north London outfit this season.
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Premier League referee record vs Arsenal
Michael Oliver
Experienced referee Michael Oliver has taken charge of three Arsenal matches in the Premier League so far this campaign.
Those were the Gunners’ 2-0 win over Aston Villa, a 2-2 draw with Manchester City and a 1-1 draw with Chelsea.
In those three fixtures, Arteta’s side have received ten yellow cards and one sending-off, while the opposition have landed eight yellow cards.
| Win | 1 |
| Draw | 2 |
| Loss | 0 |
| Yellow cards for Arsenal | 10 |
| Yellows for opposition | 8 |
| Red cards for Arsenal | 1 |
| Red cards for opposition | 0 |
| Penalty kicks for Arsenal | 0 |
| Penalty kicks for opposition | 0 |
Jarred Gillett
Another experienced match official in Jarred Gillett has taken charge of two Arsenal games in the Premier League this season.
Those were both victories in a 2-0 win over Wolves and a 1-0 triumph against north London rivals Tottenham.
The two matches have brought 12 yellow cards in total, five for Arsenal and seven for the opposition teams.
| Win | 2 |
| Draw | 0 |
| Loss | 0 |
| Yellow cards for Arsenal | 5 |
| Yellows for opposition | 7 |
| Red cards for Arsenal | 0 |
| Red cards for opposition | 0 |
| Penalty kicks for Arsenal | 0 |
| Penalty kicks for opposition | 0 |
Anthony Taylor

There’s been just one Arsenal game for Anthony Taylor so far this season, which came in the titanic clash with Liverpool.
The two sides had to settle for a 2-2 draw, which had the referee keeping the cards in his pocket with just one yellow card shown to the Gunners and two shown to the Reds.
| Win | 0 |
| Draw | 1 |
| Loss | 0 |
| Yellow cards for Arsenal | 1 |
| Yellows for opposition | 2 |
| Red cards for Arsenal | 0 |
| Red cards for opposition | 0 |
| Penalty kicks for Arsenal | 0 |
| Penalty kicks for opposition | 0 |
Tony Harrington
Referee Tony Harrington took charge of Arsenal’s clash with Southampton in October, which ended in a 3-1 win for the home side.
The Gunners didn’t pick up any cautions while the Saints were handed three for a tie that was a lot closer than expected.
| Win | 1 |
| Draw | 0 |
| Loss | 0 |
| Yellow cards for Arsenal | 0 |
| Yellows for opposition | 3 |
| Red cards for Arsenal | 0 |
| Red cards for opposition | 0 |
| Penalty kicks for Arsenal | 0 |
| Penalty kicks for opposition | 0 |
Robert Jones
Robert Jones took charge of Arsenal’s clash with Bournemouth on the south coast that saw Arteta’s side fall to defeat.
A red card proved costly for the Gunners in a match that had very few cards other than the sending-off.
| Win | 0 |
| Draw | 0 |
| Loss | 1 |
| Yellow cards for Arsenal | 1 |
| Yellows for opposition | 1 |
| Red cards for Arsenal | 1 |
| Red cards for opposition | 0 |
| Penalty kicks for Arsenal | 0 |
| Penalty kicks for opposition | 1 |
Chris Kavanagh

Chris Kavanagh took charge of Arsenal’s game with Brighton and the 39-year-old was in the thick of some controversy for showing a red card to Declan Rice for delaying the restart.
The Gunners went on to draw the match while picking up four cautions to the Seagulls’ two in total.
| Win | 0 |
| Draw | 1 |
| Loss | 0 |
| Yellow cards for Arsenal | 4 |
| Yellows for opposition | 2 |
| Red cards for Arsenal | 1 |
| Red cards for opposition | 0 |
| Penalty kicks for Arsenal | 0 |
| Penalty kicks for opposition | 0 |
John Brooks
Referee John Brooks was the match official for Arsenal’s clash with Newcastle that saw the side lose on their travels to the north-east.
Each side were handed four yellow cards, though there were no red cards of penalty kicks awarded.
| Win | 0 |
| Draw | 0 |
| Loss | 1 |
| Yellow cards for Arsenal | 4 |
| Yellows for opposition | 4 |
| Red cards for Arsenal | 0 |
| Red cards for opposition | 0 |
| Penalty kicks for Arsenal | 0 |
| Penalty kicks for opposition | 0 |
Samuel Barrott
Samuel Barrott took charge of Arsenal’s clash with Leicester City, which was a 4-2 victory for the Gunners that was far closer than the scoreline suggests.
| Win | 1 |
| Draw | 0 |
| Loss | 0 |
| Yellow cards for Arsenal | 2 |
| Yellows for opposition | 4 |
| Red cards for Arsenal | 0 |
| Red cards for opposition | 0 |
| Penalty kicks for Arsenal | 0 |
| Penalty kicks for opposition | 0 |
Two yellow cards were handed to Arteta’s side, while the Foxes were given four cautions.
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