Michael Oliver
Retired
England
Referee since 2012
English
Michael Oliver is a retired football referee from England. Active since 2012, with a match record in the WorldReferee database spanning 2012 to 2025. Michael Oliver has officiated 170 matches across 41 competitions in our database. Career disciplinary totals: 519 yellow cards and 25 red cards, averaging 3.05 yellows and 0.147 reds per match. 26 penalties awarded. Competitions include Premier League 2024, Premier League 2023, UEFA Champions League 2024.
Match History
| UEFA Conference League 2024 | |||||||
| Semi-finals | Real Betis | vs | Fiorentina | 2-1 (1-0) | 2025-05-01 | ||
| UEFA Champions League 2024 | |||||||
| Round of 16 | Bayern München | vs | Bayer Leverkusen | 3-0 (1-0) | 2025-03-05 | ||
| Knockout Round Play-offs | Paris Saint Germain | vs | Stade Brestois 29 | 7-0 (2-0) | 2025-02-19 | ||
| League Stage - 8 | Barcelona | vs | Atalanta | 2-2 (0-0) | 2025-01-29 | ||
| League Stage - 6 | Red Bull Salzburg | vs | Paris Saint Germain | 0-3 (0-1) | 2024-12-10 | ||
| League Stage - 5 | Bologna | vs | Lille | 1-2 (0-1) | 2024-11-27 | ||
| League Stage - 4 | PSV Eindhoven | vs | Girona | 4-0 (2-0) | 2024-11-05 | ||
| League Stage - 3 | BSC Young Boys | vs | Inter | 0-1 (0-0) | 2024-10-23 | ||
| League Stage - 1 | FK Crvena Zvezda | vs | Benfica | 1-2 (0-2) | 2024-09-19 | ||
| Play-offs | Qarabag | vs | Dinamo Zagreb | 0-2 (0-1) | 2024-08-28 | ||
| Premier League 2024 | |||||||
| REGULAR_SEASON | Everton FC | vs | Southampton FC | 2-0 (2-0) | 2025-05-18 | 2 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | vs | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 0-2 (0-1) | 2025-05-10 | 2 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | West Ham United FC | vs | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 1-1 (1-1) | 2025-05-04 | 4 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | AFC Bournemouth | vs | Fulham FC | 1-0 (1-0) | 2025-04-14 | 5 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Brentford FC | vs | Chelsea FC | 0-0 (0-0) | 2025-04-06 | 4 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | vs | AFC Bournemouth | 2-1 (1-0) | 2025-02-25 | 3 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Aston Villa FC | vs | Chelsea FC | 2-1 (0-1) | 2025-02-22 | 4 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Everton FC | vs | Liverpool FC | 2-2 (1-1) | 2025-02-12 | 42 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Ipswich Town FC | vs | Southampton FC | 1-2 (1-1) | 2025-02-01 | 3 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | vs | Arsenal FC | 0-1 (0-0) | 2025-01-25 | 12 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Liverpool FC | vs | Manchester United FC | 2-2 (0-0) | 2025-01-05 | 6 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Leicester City FC | vs | Manchester City FC | 0-2 (0-1) | 2024-12-29 | 3 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Brentford FC | vs | Nottingham Forest FC | 0-2 (0-1) | 2024-12-21 | 7 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | vs | Crystal Palace FC | 1-3 (0-2) | 2024-12-15 | 5 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Manchester City FC | vs | Nottingham Forest FC | 3-0 (2-0) | 2024-12-04 | 6 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Brentford FC | vs | Leicester City FC | 4-1 (3-1) | 2024-11-30 | 2 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Chelsea FC | vs | Arsenal FC | 1-1 (0-0) | 2024-11-10 | 6 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | AFC Bournemouth | vs | Manchester City FC | 2-1 (1-0) | 2024-11-02 | 3 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | vs | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 2-2 (1-0) | 2024-10-26 | 6 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Ipswich Town FC | vs | Everton FC | 0-2 (0-2) | 2024-10-19 | 2 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | AFC Bournemouth | vs | Southampton FC | 3-1 (3-0) | 2024-09-30 | 7 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Manchester City FC | vs | Arsenal FC | 2-2 (1-2) | 2024-09-22 | 71 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Liverpool FC | vs | Nottingham Forest FC | 0-1 (0-0) | 2024-09-14 | 8 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | West Ham United FC | vs | Manchester City FC | 1-3 (1-2) | 2024-08-31 | 5 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Aston Villa FC | vs | Arsenal FC | 0-2 (0-0) | 2024-08-24 | 4 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Nottingham Forest FC | vs | AFC Bournemouth | 1-1 (1-0) | 2024-08-17 | 4 | |
| UEFA Europa League 2024 | |||||||
| Quarter-finals | Bodo/Glimt | vs | Lazio | 2-0 (0-0) | 2025-04-10 | ||
| 2nd Qualifying Round | Rapid Vienna | vs | Wisla Krakow | 6-1 (5-0) | 2024-08-01 | ||
| UEFA Euro Championship 2024 | |||||||
| Quarter-finals | Portugal | vs | France | 0-0 (0-0) | 2024-07-05 | ||
| Round of 16 | Germany | vs | Denmark | 2-0 (0-0) | 2024-06-29 | ||
| Group E - 2 | Slovakia | vs | Ukraine | 1-2 (1-0) | 2024-06-21 | ||
| Group B - 1 | Spain | vs | Croatia | 3-0 (3-0) | 2024-06-15 | ||
| Comp 2018 2024 | |||||||
| QUARTER_FINALS | Portugal | vs | France | 3-5 (0-0) | 2024-07-05 | ||
| LAST_16 | Germany | vs | Denmark | 2-0 (0-0) | 2024-06-29 | ||
| GROUP_STAGE | Slovakia | vs | Ukraine | 1-2 (1-0) | 2024-06-21 | ||
| GROUP_STAGE | Spain | vs | Croatia | 3-0 (3-0) | 2024-06-15 | ||
| UEFA Conference League 2023 | |||||||
| Semi-finals | Fiorentina | vs | Club Brugge KV | 3-2 (2-1) | 2024-05-02 | ||
| UEFA Europa League 2023 | |||||||
| Quarter-finals | Benfica | vs | Marseille | 2-1 (1-0) | 2024-04-11 | ||
| Group Stage - 5 | Atalanta | vs | Sporting CP | 1-1 (1-0) | 2023-11-30 | ||
| UEFA Champions League 2023 | |||||||
| Round of 16 | Real Sociedad | vs | Paris Saint Germain | 1-2 (0-1) | 2024-03-05 | ||
| Group C - 3 | SC Braga | vs | Real Madrid | 1-2 (0-1) | 2023-10-24 | ||
| Group D - 1 | Real Sociedad | vs | Inter | 1-1 (1-0) | 2023-09-20 | ||
| 3rd Qualifying Round | Marseille | vs | Panathinaikos | 2-1 (2-0) | 2023-08-15 | ||
| Premier League 2023 | |||||||
| REGULAR_SEASON | Arsenal FC | vs | Everton FC | 2-1 (1-1) | 2024-05-19 | 7 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | West Ham United FC | vs | Luton Town FC | 3-1 (0-1) | 2024-05-11 | 4 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Tottenham Hotspur FC | vs | Arsenal FC | 2-3 (0-3) | 2024-04-28 | 3 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Everton FC | vs | Burnley FC | 1-0 (1-0) | 2024-04-06 | 31 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Nottingham Forest FC | vs | Fulham FC | 3-1 (3-0) | 2024-04-02 | ||
| REGULAR_SEASON | Liverpool FC | vs | Manchester City FC | 1-1 (0-1) | 2024-03-10 | 3 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Luton Town FC | vs | Aston Villa FC | 2-3 (0-2) | 2024-03-02 | 5 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Manchester United FC | vs | Fulham FC | 1-2 (0-0) | 2024-02-24 | 7 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Brentford FC | vs | Liverpool FC | 1-4 (0-1) | 2024-02-17 | 3 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Crystal Palace FC | vs | Chelsea FC | 1-3 (1-0) | 2024-02-12 | 4 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Everton FC | vs | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 2-2 (1-2) | 2024-02-03 | 3 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Arsenal FC | vs | West Ham United FC | 0-2 (0-1) | 2023-12-28 | 2 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Liverpool FC | vs | Manchester United FC | 0-0 (0-0) | 2023-12-17 | 61 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Everton FC | vs | Chelsea FC | 2-0 (0-0) | 2023-12-10 | 4 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | West Ham United FC | vs | Crystal Palace FC | 1-1 (1-0) | 2023-12-03 | 2 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Arsenal FC | vs | Burnley FC | 3-1 (1-0) | 2023-11-11 | 11 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Tottenham Hotspur FC | vs | Chelsea FC | 1-4 (1-1) | 2023-11-06 | 62 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Sheffield United FC | vs | Manchester United FC | 1-2 (1-1) | 2023-10-21 | 4 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Arsenal FC | vs | Manchester City FC | 1-0 (0-0) | 2023-10-08 | 5 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Brentford FC | vs | Everton FC | 1-3 (1-1) | 2023-09-23 | 4 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | vs | Liverpool FC | 1-3 (1-0) | 2023-09-16 | 4 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Manchester City FC | vs | Fulham FC | 5-1 (2-1) | 2023-09-02 | 6 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Tottenham Hotspur FC | vs | Manchester United FC | 2-0 (0-0) | 2023-08-19 | 4 | |
| REGULAR_SEASON | Arsenal FC | vs | Nottingham Forest FC | 2-1 (2-0) | 2023-08-12 | 4 | |
| UEFA Europa League 2022 | |||||||
| Semi-finals | AS Roma | vs | Bayer Leverkusen | 1-0 (0-0) | 2023-05-11 | ||
| Round of 16 | Fenerbahçe | vs | Sevilla | 1-0 (1-0) | 2023-03-16 | ||
| 2022 FIFA Men's World Cup | |||||||
| quarter-finals | Croatia | vs | Brazil | 1-1 | 2022-12-09 | 5 | |
| group stage | Saudi Arabia | vs | Mexico | 1-2 | 2022-11-30 | 7 | |
| group stage | Japan | vs | Costa Rica | 0-1 | 2022-11-27 | 6 | |
| UEFA Champions League 2022 | |||||||
| Quarter-finals | Benfica | vs | Inter | 0-2 (0-0) | 2023-04-11 | ||
| Round of 16 | Paris Saint Germain | vs | Bayern Munich | 0-1 (0-0) | 2023-02-14 | ||
| Group F - 6 | Shakhtar Donetsk | vs | RB Leipzig | 0-4 (0-1) | 2022-11-02 | ||
| Group B - 5 | Club Brugge KV | vs | FC Porto | 0-4 (0-1) | 2022-10-26 | ||
| Group H - 4 | Paris Saint Germain | vs | Benfica | 1-1 (1-0) | 2022-10-11 | ||
| Group B - 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | vs | Atletico Madrid | 2-0 (0-0) | 2022-09-13 | ||
| Play-offs | FC Copenhagen | vs | Trabzonspor | 2-1 (1-0) | 2022-08-16 | ||
| Champions League 2019 - 2020 | |||||||
| 1/8 finals | Atalanta Bergamo | vs | Valencia | 4-1 | 2020-02-19 | 1 | |
| Group Stage | Lokomotiv Moskva | vs | Leverkusen | 0-2 | 2019-11-26 | 5 | |
| Group Stage | Barcelona | vs | Slavia | 0-0 | 2019-11-05 | 8 | |
| Group stage | Lyon | vs | Zenit | 1-1 | 2019-09-17 | 5 | |
| Europa League 2019 - 2020 | |||||||
| 1/4 finals | Shakhtar | vs | Basel | 4-1 | 2020-08-11 | 4 | |
| Play-offs | Trabzonspor | vs | AEK | 0-2 | 2019-08-29 | 81 | |
| WC 2019 u20 | |||||||
| 1/2 final | Ecuador u20 | vs | Korea Republic u20 | 0-1 | 2019-06-11 | 4 | |
| 1/8 finals | Uruguay u20 | vs | Ecuador u20 | 1-3 | 2019-06-03 | 11 | |
| group stage | Senegal u20 | vs | Colombia u20 | 2-0 | 2019-05-26 | 3 | |
| Euro 2020 qualifiers | |||||||
| Austria | vs | Macedonia | 2-1 | 2019-11-16 | |||
| Norway | vs | Spain | 1-1 | 2019-10-12 | 6 | ||
| Sweden | vs | Romania | 2 - 1 | 2019-03-23 | 5 | ||
| Champions League 2018 - 2019 | |||||||
| group stage | AEK | vs | Ajax | 0 - 2 | 2018-11-27 | 61 | |
| group stage | Club Brugge | vs | Monaco | 1 - 1 | 2018-10-24 | 6 | |
| group stage | Porto | vs | Galatasaray | 1 - 0 | 2018-10-03 | 7 | |
| UEFA Nations League 2018-2019 - League A | |||||||
| Switzerland | vs | Iceland | 6 - 0 | 2018-09-08 | 4 | ||
| Europa League 2018 - 2019 | |||||||
| 1/4 finals | Villarreal | vs | Valencia | 1 - 3 | 2019-04-11 | 4 | |
| 1/8 finals | Dinamo Zagreb | vs | Benfica | 1 - 0 | 2019-03-07 | 3 | |
| round of 32 | Zenit | vs | Fenerbahce SK | 3 - 1 | 2019-02-21 | 8 | |
| play-offs | Steaua | vs | Rapid Wien | 2 - 1 | 2018-08-30 | 61 | |
| Champions League 2017 - 2018 | |||||||
| 1/4 finals | Real Madrid | vs | Juventus | 1 - 3 | 2018-04-11 | 91 | |
| 1/8 finals | Besiktas | vs | Bayern Munich | 1 - 3 | 2018-03-14 | 5 | |
| group stage | Feyenoord | vs | Napoli | 2 - 1 | 2017-12-06 | 31 | |
| group stage | Juventus | vs | Sporting | 2 - 1 | 2017-10-18 | 4 | |
| group stage | Leipzig SC | vs | Monaco | 1 - 1 | 2017-09-13 | 5 | |
| Europa League 2017 - 2018 | |||||||
| play-off | Apollon | vs | Midtjylland | 3 - 2 | 2017-08-17 | 5 | |
| Euro 2017 u21 qualifiers | |||||||
| play-off | Serbia u21 | vs | Norway u21 | 2 - 0 | 2016-11-11 | 4 | |
| WC 2018 qualifiers - Europe | |||||||
| Belarus | vs | Netherlands | 1 - 3 | 2017-10-07 | 6 | ||
| Spain | vs | Israel | 4 - 1 | 2017-03-24 | 1 | report | |
| Sweden | vs | Bulgaria | 3 - 0 | 2016-10-10 | 2 | ||
| Europa League 2016 - 2017 | |||||||
| 1/8 finals | Besiktas | vs | Olympiakos | 4 - 1 | 2017-03-16 | 41 | |
| round of 32 | Anderlecht | vs | Zenit | 2 - 0 | 2017-02-16 | 3 | |
| play-off | Beitar Jerusalem | vs | Saint-Etienne | 1 - 2 | 2016-08-17 | 2 | |
| Champions League 2016 - 2017 | |||||||
| group stage | Club Brugge | vs | Kobenhavn | 0 - 2 | 2016-12-07 | 3 | |
| group stage | Dinamo Zagreb | vs | Sevilla FC | 0 - 1 | 2016-10-18 | 4 | |
| group stage | Sporting | vs | Legia Warszawa | 2 - 0 | 2016-09-27 | 3 | |
| qualifiers 3rd round | Partizani | vs | Salzburg | 0 - 1 | 2016-07-26 | 42 | |
| WC 2015 u17 | |||||||
| final | Mali u17 | vs | Nigeria u17 | 0 - 2 | 2015-11-08 | 1 | |
| 1/8 finals | Mexico u17 | vs | Chile u17 | 4 - 1 | 2015-10-28 | 7 | |
| group stage | Honduras u17 | vs | Ecuador u17 | 1 - 3 | 2015-10-18 | 6 | |
| Europa League 2015 - 2016 | |||||||
| round of 32 | Galatasaray | vs | Lazio | 1 - 1 | 2016-02-18 | 3 | |
| group stage | Sparta Prague | vs | Asteras Tripolis | 1 - 0 | 2015-11-26 | 41 | |
| group stage | Fiorentina | vs | Basel | 1 - 2 | 2015-09-17 | 41 | |
| Champions League 2015 - 2016 | |||||||
| 3th qualifying round | Molde | vs | Dinamo Zagreb | 3 - 3 | 2015-08-04 | 71 | |
| Euro 2016 qualifiers | |||||||
| Kazakhstan | vs | Turkey | 0 - 1 | 2015-06-12 | 3 | ||
| Euro 2015 u21 qualifiers | |||||||
| play-offs | Portugal u21 | vs | Netherlands u21 | 5 - 4 | 2014-10-14 | 6 | |
| Europa League 2014 - 2015 | |||||||
| group stage | Steaua | vs | Dynamo Kyiv | 0 - 2 | 2014-12-11 | 4 | |
| group stage | Club Brugge | vs | Kobenhavn | 1 - 1 | 2014-10-23 | 4 | |
| group stage | Legia Warszawa | vs | Lokeren | 1 - 0 | 2014-09-18 | 5 | |
| play-offs | Zwolle | vs | Sparta Prague | 1 - 1 | 2014-08-21 | 3 | |
| Champions League 2014 - 2015 | |||||||
| qualifiers 3rd round | Panathinaikos | vs | Standard | 1 - 2 | 2014-08-05 | 4 | |
| Euro 2013 u19 | |||||||
| 1/2 final | Serbia u19 | vs | Portugal u19 | 2 - 2 | 2013-07-29 | 4 | |
| group stage | Netherlands u19 | vs | Portugal u19 | 1 - 4 | 2013-07-23 | 4 | |
| group stage | Serbia u19 | vs | Turkey u19 | 2 - 1 | 2013-07-20 | 5 | |
| Europa League 2013 - 2014 | |||||||
| round of 32 | Rubin Kazan | vs | Betis | 0 - 2 | 2014-02-27 | 4 | |
| group stage | PAOK | vs | AZ | 2 - 2 | 2013-12-12 | 4 | |
| group stage | Elfsborg | vs | EfB | 1 - 2 | 2013-10-24 | 3 | |
| play-offs | Feyenoord | vs | Kuban Krasnodar | 1 - 2 | 2013-08-29 | 4 | |
| qualifiers 1st round | Gefle | vs | Trans Narva | 5 - 1 | 2013-07-11 | 11 | |
| WC 2014 qualifiers - Europe | |||||||
| Italy | vs | Armenia | 2 - 2 | 2013-10-15 | 2 | ||
| Slovakia | vs | Lithuania | 1 - 1 | 2013-03-22 | 6 | ||
| friendly | |||||||
| Brazil | vs | Cameroon | 1 - 0 | 2018-11-20 | 1 | ||
| Brazil | vs | Croatia | 2 - 0 | 2018-06-03 | 4 | ||
| Poland | vs | Nigeria | 0 - 1 | 2018-03-23 | 2 | ||
| Denmark | vs | Germany | 1 - 1 | 2017-06-06 | |||
| Northern Ireland | vs | Qatar | 1 - 1 | 2015-05-31 | |||
| Germany | vs | Australia | 2 - 2 | 2015-03-25 | |||
| Belgium | vs | Australia | 2 - 0 | 2014-09-04 | 1 | ||
| Italy | vs | Ireland | 0 - 0 | 2014-05-31 | |||
| Scotland | vs | USA | 0 - 0 | 2013-11-15 | |||
| Sweden | vs | Norway | 4 - 2 | 2013-08-14 | 2 | ||
| Korea Republic | vs | Croatia | 0 - 4 | 2013-02-06 | |||
| Euro 2013 u21 qualifiers | |||||||
| play-offs | Sweden u21 | vs | Italy u21 | 2 - 3 | 2012-10-16 | 2 | |
| Poland u21 | vs | Portugal u21 | 0 - 0 | 2012-09-10 | 3 | ||
| Ukraine u21 | vs | Slovenia u21 | 2 - 0 | 2012-08-15 | 51 | ||
| Europa League 2012 - 2013 | |||||||
| group stage | Molde | vs | Kobenhavn | 1 - 2 | 2012-11-22 | 2 | |
| group stage | Rosenborg | vs | Leverkusen | 0 - 1 | 2012-10-04 | 3 | |
| qualifiers 3rd round | Vitesse | vs | Anzhi | 0 - 2 | 2012-08-09 | 31 | |
| Champions League 2012 - 2013 | |||||||
| qualifiers 2nd round | Slask Wroclaw | vs | Buducnost Podgorica | 0 - 1 | 2012-07-25 | 2 | |
| Euro 2012 u19 qualifiers | |||||||
| elite round | Belgium u19 | vs | Spain u19 | 1 - 2 | 2012-05-28 | ||
| elite round | Spain u19 | vs | Italy u19 | 2 - 1 | 2012-05-25 | 5 | |
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