The Latest Breaking News from Chris Kavanagh

Kavanagh stood down from Premier League round after errors in Villa loss to Newcastle

Chris Kavanagh will not referee in the next round of Premier League fixtures after a series of errors during Newcastle’s FA Cup win at Aston Villa

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16

Premier League referee snubbed for top-flight games after FA Cup errors

Multiple mistakes were made by top-flight official in FA Cup clash

Evening Standard · Feb 16

Chris Kavanagh will not referee Premier League game this weekend after controversial FA Cup decisions

His performance was heavily criticised by players and media pundits

The Independent UK · Feb 16

Why was Antoine Semenyo’s second goal ruled out in Carabao Cup clash with Newcastle?

The Man City winger scored from a corner only for the goal to be ruled out through a controversial VAR intervention

The Independent UK · Jan 13

Boubacar Kamara adds to Wolves’ woe with superb Aston Villa winner

Boubacar Kamara’s unerring left-footed strike in the 67th minute secured a 1-0 win for Aston Villa against struggling Wolves

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2025

Fabian Hurzeler always confident Bart Verbruggen would emerge Brighton hero

Brentford forward Igor Thiago had a stoppage-time penalty kick saved by Bart Verbruggen.

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2025

Brighton 2-1 Brentford: Igor Thiago has last minute penalty saved as Bees are beaten

Bees were in front up until the 71st minute at the Amex Stadium

Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2025

Late Bart Verbruggen penalty save helps Brighton to comeback victory over Brentford

Brighton 2-1 Brentford: Second-half goals by Danny Welbeck and Jack Hinshelwood put Brighton ahead before Bart Verbruggen’s spot-kick heroics

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2025

Webb defends VAR ruling out Liverpool equaliser against Manchester City

The referee’s chief said the disallowed Van Dijk header was not unreasonable while Webb dismissed the comparison to a similar decision that went in City’s favour

The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2025

Howard Webb defends VAR’s decision to disallow Liverpool goal at Man City

Liverpool contacted PGMOL to raise concerns about the interpretation of the offside rules after what they believed was an ‘obvious’ refereeing error

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2025