🚨JUST IN: Chris Kavanagh’s (today’s referee) history of INCORRECT decisions:
2022: Rodri handball vs Everton: no penalty awarded. PGMOL later apologized to Everton.
2023: Ødegaard handball vs Liverpool: no penalty awarded for Liverpool. PGMOL later admitted it was an error.
2025: Van Dijk's goal vs. Man City - disallowed. An independent panel ruled it should have stood.
🚨Alan shearer reacts to Chris Kavanagh controversial decision on Gravenberch tackle.
Shearer🗣️“I’ve said this many time last season that he’s the main reason games go weird in the Premier League because he chooses what he want and not what the rules say, and Nowadays players don’t decide games anymore if he’s in charge as referee, such a disgraceful clown in charge.”
“This season yet again he’s doing the opposite of what his colleague does in games, and it’s unfair of a pro referee to get things done in his own way and not doing the right job, after the card I saw how Virgil and Gravenberch beg him to check it out on the VAR screen but he snub them.”
“Thing he should be serious about because both teams are competing for a position and a trophy at the same time, watching the VAR images and looking at the decision pisses me a lot because what is he trying to tell those of us watching the game.”
“My best opinion on this case is he should be punish severely because that decision cause Liverpool the game and they lose.”
🚨Nemanja Vidic reacts to the controversial Ryan Gravenberch red card against Manchester City.
🗣️“Why do we have to experience this controversy week in week out, there’s no evidence in any of the VAR release pictures, I’ve watch it over and over to see what really happened there but nothing to see.”
“No contact between the two players, I’ve watch the video and over and over, Van Dijk went on ask for a check up and he look over it, how do we even trust that the VAR is here to make the right decisions in games.”
“It’s unfair and bullshit of a bigger league like the premier league, things should be going right with decisions in games, and the whole game as well change after the red card.”
The referee decides the game today and not the players themselves.”
When we say Chris Kavanagh has a history of bias against Liverpool and Iraola this is exactly what we mean:
Today, October 11, 2026: Chris Kavanagh issued a controversial second yellow card to Ryan Gravenberch in the 62nd minute for a soft foul on Jérémy Doku.
The red card broke the 0-0 deadlock and triggered an immediate Liverpool collapse, resulting in a 3-0 win for Man City.
09 November 2025 (2025/26 Season): Chris Kavanagh refereed the Man City vs. Liverpool game at the Etihad and disallowed a Virgil van Dijk equalizing goal for a soft foul in the buildup. It was so outrageous that Liverpool filed a formal complaint to the PGMOL.
December 16, 2024: Refereeing a Bournemouth match managed by Andoni Iraola, Chris Kavanagh awarded a late, highly controversial handball penalty to West Ham that cost Iraola the win. Iraola publicly slammed Kavanagh for completely ignoring the Premier League’s explicit handball directives.
January 3, 2026: Following a match against Arsenal where Chris Kavanagh blew the whistle early during a dangerous Bournemouth attack and gave a soft free-kick leading to a goal, Andoni Iraola openly accused Kavanagh of a total lack of common sense and poor game management.
🚨JUST IN: Chris Kavanagh’s (today’s referee) history of INCORRECT decisions:
2022: Rodri handball vs Everton: no penalty awarded. PGMOL later apologized to Everton.
2023: Ødegaard handball vs Liverpool: no penalty awarded for Liverpool. PGMOL later admitted it was an error.
2025: Van Dijk's goal vs. Man City - disallowed. An independent panel ruled it should have stood.