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Kavanagh confirmed for Gunners clash
Chris Kavanagh has been confirmed as the referee for Newcastle United's game against Arsenal on Sunday.
Sunday 7th May
Newcastle United vs Arsenal
St. James' Park
Kick-off 4:30pm BST
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At 37, Kavanagh is one of the younger officials currently on the Premier League circuit. He has been in the top flight since 2017, when he debuted in West Bromwich Albion's 1-0 defeat to Southampton at the Hawthorns.
Prior to that, Kavanagh - who hails from Ashton-under-Lyne - was a National League official for two years from 2012 and an EFL regular between 2014 and 2017, making a first Wembley appearance at the end of 2016/17 as a fourth official in the League One play-off final.
In 2019, he was added to FIFA's list of international referees, and two years later he oversaw the Championship play-off final between Brentford and Swansea City.
Sunday's fixture will be just Kavanagh's second game involving Newcastle this term, following last month's clash at Brentford which the Magpies won 2-1. On that occasion, he booked both Sven Botman and Alexander Isak.
2022/23 stats
Games (all competitions): 21
Yellow cards issued: 66
Red cards issued: 2
Assistants
Assistant referees: Richard West and Nick Greenhalgh
Fourth official: Anthony Taylor
VAR: Michael Salisbury
Assistant VAR: Scott Ledger