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Which referees give the most cards - and to which teams? We have collated all of the cards issued to each team by each ref in each game of the Premier League since the start of the 2011/2012 season, and turned it into a set of interactive graphs.

There are a series of categories below where you can analyse which referees have been kindest and harshest to Newcastle and Sunderland.

Do the facts match up to how you see each ref? Simply select which team's results you want to look at by using the key on the right hand side.

Free kicks awarded against team selected

Craig Pawson gives more free kicks against Newcastle than any other ref with an average of 16 per game. Howard Webb and Kevin Friend are in joint second place with 12 per game apiece.

For Sunderland it's still a Pawson/Webb one/two but Martin Atkinson creeps into third place with 12 per game.

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Yellow cards given to selected team

Howard Webb has dished out the most yellows to Newcastle and Chris Foy the fewest. For the Black Cats, Martin Atkinson is kindest and Mr Webb is once again the heaviest handed.

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Free kick difference

This graph shows once again that Mr Pawson is the heaviest handed referee against Newcastle. He averages nine free kicks against (taking in to account the number he awards) the Magpies - just under four times more than any other ref when officiating a United game. Neil Swarbrick is Newcastle's friendliest official, awarding them five free kicks in their favour.

Roger East is the most pro-Sunderland referee, awarding them on average a positive difference of more than five free kicks. While Swarbrick (who is Newcastle's friendliest ref) is the least pro-Sunderland official with an average of more than two dead balls per game.

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The overall stats show Newcastle lie 12th in the free kicks given against stakes, while Sunderland sit one place below them in 13th. Hull City are the outright leaders with an average of more than 13 free kicks given against them, while Wolverhampton Wanderers are the "cleanest" team with under nine free kicks give against them on average.

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Newcastle United are fourth in the table...at yellow cards received by referees. They are behind Aston Villa (top), Stoke City and West Ham United. Sunderland however are mid-table in 11th place.

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In the penalty stakes, referee Michael Jones is who fans will want to see making decisions is someone goes down in the 18-yard-box as he gives on average a positive on two penalties given to the Magpies, compared to against. Phil Dowd, Mike Dean, Lee Mason and Andre Mariner however are the antithesis of Jones as they award on average two penalties against Newcastle compared to for United.

Anthony Taylor, Chris Foy, Lee Mason and Martin Atkinson all average a positive on plus one penalties FOR Sunderland. While the sizeable group of Roger East, Phil Dowd, Mike Dean, Mark Halsey, Lee Probert, Kevin Friend, Howard Webb and Craig Pawson all average one AGAINST Sunderland. Only Peter Walton, Neil Swarbrick, Michael Jones and Andre Marriner have not awarded a penalty for or against the Black Cats.

Peter Walton is the only referee to have not awarded a penalty for or against Newcastle or Sunderland.