Must be the fact that we have a two week break coming up, but referees were generally in a benevolent mood this weekend. Nobody really protested too much about the three players who were sent off (any more than normal, at least), and there were usual penalty claims turned down, goals ruled out for borderline offsides and the like, but nothing to hit the headlines. As things stand Estrada Fernández (who refereed the Sporting v Granada game) and Gil Manzano (Atlético v Sevilla) are favourites to take our “White Stick” award this season, but there is still almost a third of a season to go... (20.03.17)

Name Games played Yellow cards Red cards Total
Estrada Fernández 18 125 11 136
Gil Manzano 19 126 7 133
Iglesias Villanueva 18 111 4 115
Alvarez Izquierdo 17 104 5 109
Hernández Hernández 19 101 7 108
Martínez Munuera 19 103 4 107
Jaime Latre 18 103 3 106
Del Cerro Grande 15 91 8 99
Fernández Borbolán 17 92 6 98
González González 21 92 5 97