Chris Kavanagh: Last News

Manchester City midfielder Rodri admits he is struggling to keep a lid on his emotions during games as he lamented the standards of refereeing in the Premier League and a rule book that is leaving players confused.

Fulham manager Marco Silva doesn't believe Aleksandar Mitrovic will be any more motivated to face Manchester United on Sunday because of the red card he received when the sides last met.

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Manchester United have been fined £65,000 by the Football Association after accepting a charge relating to an incident in the second half of last month's 3-1 FA Cup quarter-final win over Fulham at Old Trafford.

Manchester United booked a place in the FA Cup semi-finals with a dramatic 3-1 win over Fulham on Sunday evening.

As Manchester United's beaten and battered players waited for confirmation of Brighton's fourth goal at the Amex Stadium, their captain was making his point.

Arsenal.The Whites fell behind to two goals in the first 10 minutes of the Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, with Eddie Nketiah bagging a double. Their task was made even harder just before the half-hour mark when Ayling was given his marching orders.Gabriel Martinelli had picked up the ball on the byline outside of the Leeds box and was seemingly going nowhere. But Ayling steamed in and lunged with two feet on the Brazilian, though referee Chris Kavanagh originally only booked him.But after being directed to review the incident on the pitchside VAR monitor, Kavanagh reversed his decision and sent Ayling for an early bath.

Manchester City fans are split in opinion on the news that Everton have received an apology from the PGMOL after the Toffees were denied a penalty against City.

Pep Guardiola says that Rodri's handball against Everton should have been a penalty, if the officials decided there was no offside in the build-up.

Everton manager Frank Lampard has hit out at VAR referee Chris Kavanagh in an epic rant after his side were denied a penalty against Manchester City on Saturday night.The Toffees were beaten 1-0 at Goodison Park, with Phil Foden’s 82nd-minute goal giving Pep Guardiola’s side all three points.But the victory was not without controversy, with City fortunate to get away with an apparent handball by midfielder Rodri in the closing stages.Everton hit back and could have won a penalty when Richarlison’s effort rebounded off goalkeeper Ederson and struck Rodri’s arm inside the box.Referee Paul Tierney decided not to give a spot-kick and VAR Kavanagh did not overturn his call after watching several replays.Defeat left Everton just one point above the relegation zone in 17th place and Lampard was absolutely furious with the decision in his post-match interview.“I was calm. I wasn’t ranting at him (Tierney).

Rodri avoided conceding a penalty against Everton after VAR determined that the referee had not made a clear and obvious error in failing to give a handball.

Everton defender Mason Holgate was sent off for a high tackle on Tottenham's Pierre Hojbjerg - but only after VAR intervened.Holgate didn't start the Premier League clash against Spurs and was only brought on by Toffees manager Rafa Benitez in the 82nd minute of the match.Barely eight minutes after his introduction he flew into a challenge on the back of Hojbjerg's legs, which was initially deemed to be just a yellow card worthy offence by referee Chris Kavanagh.But Kavanagh was then encouraged to review his decision at the pitchside monitor, after which he upgraded the booking to a red card.The sending off added further to a game packed with punishments but lacking in goals.A staggering six yellow cards were handed out throughout the match

Gary Lineker has lead the debate following a controversial 'double VAR check' in Aston Villa's 4-1 home loss to West Ham United on Sunday.The incident resulted in Villa's Ezri Konsa being sent off after being adjudged to have been denying a clear goalscoring opportunity as the last man with a foul on Jarrod Bowen.However, his teammate Kortney Hause was only shown a yellow card for a forearm smash on Hammers midfielder Manuel Lanzini earlier in the same passage of play.The decision by referee Chris Kavanagh, who was not advised to look at the pitchside monitor for the first check, has divided fans on social media.After the red card, Lineker tweeted: “No, no, no. The ball is going wide.

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West Ham are to appeal against defender Fabian Balbuena's "rank, rotten" red card in their defeat to Chelsea on Saturday.

West Ham defender Fabian Balbuena was sent off by referee Chris Kavanagh against Chelsea on Saturday after he caught Ben Chilwell while clearing a ball down the line.Although there didn’t appear to be any intent, the studs of the 29-year-old connected with the calf of his opponent while the ball was sent down the pitch.Although David Moyes had already watched his side fall behind to Timo Werner, they were given little chance of a reprieve with 10 men for the remaining 10 minutes.The response has been a lively one on Twitter, with the likes of Gary Lineker and Andros Townsend questioning how that verdict was reached after several checks.One Twitter user wrote: “The games gone he just kicked the ball.”A second said: “That is honestly worse

Manchester United will be hoping Kevin Friend is not named referee for any of their upcoming Premier League fixtures.Research from Paddy Power has shown that the Red Devils have won just one of their matches that Friend has been in charge of in recent years.The new research dates back to the start of the 2016/17 season with 17 of the 20 clubs having failed to win any matches with a particular unfavourable referee.Liverpool have a 100 per cent win percentage when Chris Kavanagh is referee, while Arsenal are also on form when Graham Scott is in charge.Anthony Taylor is United’s most favourable referee with the Old Trafford outfit winning 14 of 18 games when he is in the middle.Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City are the only teams to have

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