Referee
Chris Kavanagh
England
- Matches
- 252
- Age
- 41
- Born
- 4 Sept 1985
- Since
- 11 Aug 2016
Chris Kavanagh (born 4 September 1985) is an English professional football referee from Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester. He officiates primarily in the Premier League having been promoted to the Select Group of Referees in 2017. Wikipedia ↗
Yellow cards
3.59
per game
+0.26 vs league average (3.33)
Red cards
0.13
per game
Penalties awarded
0.21
per game
in line with league average (0.22)
Fouls
21.80
per game
By competition
6 competitions| Competition | Matches | YC/g | RC/g | Pen/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 199 | 3.54 | 0.12 | 0.22 |
 UEFA Europa League | 17 | 5.57 | 0.14 | 0.21 |
 FA Cup | 16 | 2.44 | 0.38 | 0.31 |
 EFL Cup | 10 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
 UEFA Champions League | 9 | 3.00 | 0.11 | 0.11 |
| 🏆UEFA Nations League | 1 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Matches
252 in charge- 24 Oct 2026Premier LeagueChelsea
0 - 2
Spurs—— - 17 Oct 2026Premier LeagueFulham
1 - 0
Hull—— - 14 Oct 2026UEFA Champions LeagueShakhtar Donetsk
3 - 1
AEK Athens FC50P1 - 11 Oct 2026Premier LeagueLiverpool
0 - 3
Man City—— - 27 Sept 2026UEFA Nations LeagueGermany
0 - 1
Greece50 - 12 Sept 2026Premier LeagueCrystal Palace
2 - 3
Ipswich41 - 6 Sept 2026Premier LeagueArsenal
2 - 1Chelsea60 - 29 Aug 2026Premier LeagueBournemouth
1 - 1
Everton50 - 20 Aug 2026UEFA Europa LeagueKairat Almaty
0 - 3
Anderlecht51 - 5 Aug 2026UEFA Champions LeagueFenerbahçe
2 - 0
Sturm Graz30 - 24 May 2026Premier LeagueSunderland
2 - 1Chelsea50 - 15 May 2026Premier LeagueAston Villa
4 - 2Liverpool40 - 10 May 2026Premier LeagueWest Ham
0 - 1Arsenal70 - 2 May 2026Premier LeagueNewcastle
3 - 1
Brighton60 - 27 Apr 2026Premier LeagueMan Utd
2 - 1
Brentford60
Results
45%22%33%
Home win 45%Draw 22%Away win 33%
By season
- 2026/2710 · 4.7
- 2025/2643 · 4.0
- 2024/2533 · 4.6
- 2023/2425 · 3.7
- 2022/2316 · 2.9
- 2021/2220 · 3.7
- 2020/2128 · 3.0
- 2019/2031 · 3.3
- 2018/1927 · 2.9
- 2017/1816 · 3.3
- 2016/173 · 1.0
