Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur face off in the Premier League on Sunday at 4:30pm, with Chris Kavanagh set to referee.
Kavanagh is one of the most-used referees in the Premier League this season, with this set to be his 22nd game in the middle. Only Anthony Taylor will have overseen more matches in the competition in 2025-26.
Five of Kavanagh’s 21 matches so far have featured Liverpool, and he has also officiated the Reds in the Community Shield. Kavanagh has refereed Tottenham just once in the league and once in the Carabao Cup.
Liverpool will be looking to bounce back in their race for a top-four finish, while Tottenham are trying to move themselves away from the relegation zone.
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Chris Kavanagh’s Liverpool record
Liverpool are Kavanagh’s second-most refereed team across his career, with this set to be his 30th game featuring the Reds. They’ve won more matches under Kavanagh than any other team he has refereed. As mentioned, this will be the seventh Liverpool game Kavanagh has taken charge of arcoss all competitions this season. But they don’t have the best record. Liverpool have won two, drawn one and lost three with Kavanagh as referee this season — including the Community Shield defeat to Crystal Palace on penalties.
| Category | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches | 29 |
| Wins | 18 |
| Draws | 4 |
| Defeats | 7 |
| League points | 55 |
| Penalties per game | 0.10 |
| Yellow cards per game | 1.48 |
| Red cards per game | 0 |
What happened when Chris Kavanagh last refereed Liverpool?
Kavanagh’s last Liverpool game was a pretty uneventful one. The Reds beat Sunderland 1-0 at the Stadium of Light, with just one yellow card shown to the Black Cats’ Reinildo Mandava. He awarded 18 fouls across the game too, so was just letting things slide with the one booking coming for time wasting.
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Chris Kavanagh’s Tottenham record
This will be Kavanagh’s 22nd Tottenham game as a referee, and they have an interesting record with him in the middle. Spurs have won 11 of the 21 games so far, but they’ve also drawn five and lost five. He is yet to send a Tottenham player off, but has shown three red cards to their opponents. Tottenham are also win less in their past four games with Kavanagh as referee.
| Category | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches | 21 |
| Wins | 11 |
| Draws | 5 |
| Defeats | 5 |
| League points | 35 |
| Penalties per game | 0.14 |
| Yellow cards per game | 1.62 |
| Red cards per game | 0 |
What happened when Chris Kavanagh last refereed Tottenham?
Kavanagh was the man in the middle for Tottenham’s 2-0 defeat to Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup fourth round. He showed seven yellow cards in total, with three going to Tottenham players. And two of those were for dissent, with Richarlison and Joao Palhinha booked for protesting decisions.
What should we expect from Chris Kavanagh?
Kavanagh is one of five referees to have awarded at least six penalties in the Premier League this season. But he’s actually pretty lenient. He averages just four cards per game and 5.6 fouls per card. He’s not the most lenient referee, but he’s certainly not harsh. Although he can have games in which he does show a handful of cards.