Darren England is an English football referee born on 23 December 1985. He made his Premier League debut on 18 January 2020. He has been FIFA-listed since 2022. England moved up from Select Group 2 and was added to the FIFA international list in 2022. He is part of the current Premier League officiating pool and is regularly relevant for pre-match analysis, appointment previews and VAR-focused discussion.
In the 2025/26 Premier League season, England has officiated 18 league matches, averaging 21.72 fouls, 0.17 penalties, 3.89 yellow cards and 0.17 red cards per game. Those numbers point to a balanced but firm profile, with a solid middle ground in disciplinary terms. For The VAR Verdict, that statistical snapshot helps readers understand the disciplinary threshold and general tone he has shown this season.
Historical coverage is selective. We only show seasons and competitions where our sources provide enough verified referee data, so some older seasons may not be available.
Brighton
3–0
Arsenal
Tottenham
0–0
Everton
Ipswich
0–2
Liverpool
Hull City AFC
2–0
Manchester United
Liverpool
1–1
Brentford
Manchester United
3–2
Liverpool
Sunderland AFC
0–5
Nottingham Forest
Crystal Palace
0–0
West Ham
Brighton
2–1
Liverpool
Manchester City
2–2
Nottingham Forest
Arsenal
2–1
Chelsea
Everton
0–1
Manchester United
Southampton
0–5
Tottenham
Manchester United
2–3
Nottingham Forest
Crystal Palace
1–1
Newcastle
Tottenham
1–2
Ipswich
Fulham
1–3
Aston Villa
Leicester
1–1
Everton
Wolves
2–6
Chelsea
Historical coverage is selective. Only seasons with sufficient verified referee data are shown; some competitions and older seasons are intentionally unavailable when coverage is incomplete.
VAR event counts describe provider-coded incidents. They do not represent The VAR Verdict's editorial judgment on whether a decision was correct or incorrect.
