Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur face off in the Premier League on Sunday at 4:30pm, with Chris Kavanagh set to referee.
Kavanagh has refereed eight Premier League games so far this season, with only Michael Oliver and Anthony Taylor taking charge of more. Kavanagh is one of seven referees to have awarded at least two penalties in the Premier League this season. But he does also average just 3.6 cards per game.
Kavanagh has already reffed Liverpool this season. In fact, he’s been the man in the middle twice. He oversaw their 1-0 win over Arsenal in August and 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace in September. Kavanagh has also reffed this fixture twice before.
The Reds will be looking to build on their back-to-back wins across all competitions, trying to find form again. Man City are also hoping to string together three successive victories.
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Chris Kavanagh’s Man City record
This will be Kavanagh’s 15th Man City game as a referee, with all but one of the 14 so far coming in the Premier League. Man City have a generally good record with Kavanagh in the middle, but they have lost their past two Premier League games. They both game last season, against Nottingham Forest and Liverpool. Before that, Man City had won eight of the 11 Premier League games with Kavanagh as referee.
| Category | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches | 14 |
| Wins | 8 |
| Draws | 3 |
| Defeats | 3 |
| League points | 27 |
| Penalties per game | 0.21 |
| Yellow cards per game | 1.64 |
| Red cards per game | 0 |
What happened when Chris Kavanagh last refereed Man City in this fixture?
Kavanagh was the man in the middle when Man City travelled to Anfield to face Liverpool last season. And it was a game Man City will want to forget. As well as the 2-0 defeat, the Citizens also received three yellow cards all in the first half. Kavanagh also awarded a penalty against Man City which confirmed the result.
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Chris Kavanagh’s Liverpool record
Kavanagh has refereed Liverpool 26 times during his career, only overseeing Newcastle United (33) more. His first Liverpool game came in 2017-18, a 3-0 win for the Reds over Bournemouth. Liverpool went on to win their first seven league games with Kavanagh as referee, before losing a Merseyside derby at Anfield. As mentioned, Kavanagh has already refereed Liverpool twice in the league this season. But he was also referee for their Community Shield defeat to Crystal Palace.
| Category | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches | 26 |
| Wins | 17 |
| Draws | 3 |
| Defeats | 6 |
| League points | 51 |
| Penalties per game | 0.12 |
| Yellow cards per game | 1.5 |
| Red cards per game | 0 |
What happened when Chris Kavanagh last refereed Liverpool in this fixture?
Liverpool will have been very happy with Kavanagh for his refereeing of their win over Man City last season. Kavanagh awarded Liverpool a penalty for a foul on Luis Diaz in the second half, which was converted by Mo Salah. He also only showed them one yellow card for a first-half foul by Ryan Gravenberch.
What should we expect from Chris Kavanagh?
Kavanagh sits around the middle of the league for lenience, with his average of 3.6 cards per game. It’s a similar story for his fouls per card at 5.9. So you can never really know what to expect. But he has shown four cards in each of his two Premier League games involving Liverpool this season.