Referee stats · 25/26
Chris Kavanagh
EnglandChampions LeagueChampionshipEuropa LeaguePremier League
Career on record
Key averages
Matches
Yellows / game
Reds / game
Fouls / game
iBooking pts / game
iPenalties / game
iFouls computed over 290 matches, minute-level splits over 15 matches.
Tendencies
Splits and over card rates
How the official distributes cards by side, by half, and how often totals clear each line.
Card share, home vs away
Card share, first vs second half
Both teams booked
75%
Share of matches where both sides received at least one card.
Share of matches that went over the listed total cards.
Recent form
Last 20 matches
The most recent window, where current-season tendencies show up first.
Matches
Yellows / game
Reds / game
Booking pts / game
Over 3.5 cards
Both teams booked
By competition
Competition splits
| Competition | Mat | Yel/g | Red/g | Fouls/g | Pens/g | Pts/g | BTB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | 193 | 3.52 | 0.11 | 21.2 | n/a | 38.0 | 74% |
| Championship | 82 | 3.44 | 0.10 | 22.2 | n/a | 36.8 | 77% |
| Europa League | 10 | 5.60 | 0.10 | 18.1 | 3.70 | 58.5 | 90% |
| Champions League | 5 | 2.80 | 0.20 | 21.6 | 0.00 | 33.0 | 60% |
Pts/g is average booking points. BTB is both teams booked. n/a means no data for that metric in this set.
By season
Season splits
| Season | Mat | Yel/g | Red/g | Fouls/g | Pens/g | Pts/g | BTB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 39 | 3.87 | 0.10 | 21.3 | 0.11 | 41.3 | 79% |
| 24/25 | 30 | 4.47 | 0.20 | 21.2 | 6.00 | 49.7 | 73% |
| 23/24 | 23 | 3.74 | 0.17 | 21.6 | n/a | 41.7 | 87% |
| 22/23 | 19 | 3.05 | 0.00 | 20.6 | n/a | 30.5 | 58% |
| 21/22 | 23 | 3.78 | 0.17 | 20.7 | n/a | 42.2 | 87% |
| 20/21 | 24 | 2.96 | 0.08 | 23.0 | n/a | 31.7 | 67% |
| 19/20 | 27 | 3.30 | 0.04 | 21.7 | n/a | 33.9 | 70% |
| 18/19 | 28 | 3.18 | 0.07 | 19.5 | n/a | 33.6 | 75% |
| 17/18 | 22 | 3.55 | 0.09 | 21.2 | n/a | 37.7 | 77% |
| 16/17 | 29 | 3.45 | 0.10 | 23.2 | n/a | 37.1 | 72% |
| 15/16 | 18 | 3.44 | 0.17 | 21.2 | n/a | 38.6 | 78% |
| 14/15 | 8 | 3.25 | 0.13 | 20.3 | n/a | 35.6 | 75% |
Earlier seasons may lack foul, penalty or half-split data, shown as n/a.
Match log
Recent matches
Card counts per fixture, newest first.
| Date | Match | Comp | Yel | Red | Total cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2026 | Sunderland v Chelsea | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 May 2026 | Aston Villa v Liverpool | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 May 2026 | West Ham v Arsenal | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 May 2026 | Newcastle v Brighton | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Man United v Brentford | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 19 Apr 2026 | Everton v Liverpool | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 Apr 2026 | Chelsea v Man City | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Fulham v Burnley | Premier League | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Liverpool v Tottenham | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Genk v SC Freiburg | Europa League | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Brighton v Arsenal | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 Mar 2026 | Man United v Crystal Palace | Premier League | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Ferencvarosi TC v Ludogorets | Europa League | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Sunderland v Liverpool | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 Jan 2026 | Brighton v Everton | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Slavia Praha v Barcelona | Champions League | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 Jan 2026 | Leeds v Fulham | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 Jan 2026 | Bournemouth v Arsenal | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 Jan 2026 | Liverpool v Leeds | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 Dec 2025 | West Ham v Fulham | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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