Premiership

Referee appointed for Arsenal vs Brighton- Gunners unbeaten in last 3 seasons under him

Chris Kavanagh has been appointed as referee for the crunch GW3 clash between Arsenal and Brighton this weekend (24/25 season). Both teams are unbeaten and are in the top four as of Week 2, which means one of the two could potentially lose that status this weekend. The Gunners are also yet to concede a goal in the PL this campaign (GS 4, GA 0)

Arsenal recent games under Chris Kavanagh as referee (2023/24, 2022/23 and 2021/22 seasons)

Liverpool 1-1 Arsenal (23/24)
Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal (23/24)
Newcastle 0-2 Arsenal (22/23)
Arsenal 3-2 Bournemouth (22/23)
Leeds 0-1 Arsenal (22/23)
Arsenal 2-1 Leeds (21/22)

Chris Kavanagh football referee

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Madueke hat trick sees Chelsea overtake Arsenal in list of club players with most Premier League hat tricks

Noni Madueke’s hat trick against Wolves saw Chelsea overtake London rivals Arsenal in the list of players with most Premier League hat tricks. Chelsea now have 23 different players who have achieved the feat, with Arsenal closely behind at 22.

PL clubs with most hat tricks from different players (as of the 24/25 season)

Chelsea 23
Arsenal 22
Man City 16
Liverpool 16
Man Utd 14

If you’re wondering who the 23 Chelsea players are, here’s the full list of CFC EPL hat tricks so far

Gavin Peacock was the first Chelsea player to score a Premier League hat trick back in the 1995/96 season.

Hasselbaink, Drogba, Lampard, Hazard and Palmer have multiple EPL hat tricks in Chelsea colours.

1 Gavin Peacock (v Middlesbrough 1996)
2 Mark Hughes (v Leeds 1996)

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Italian referee announced for Servette vs Chelsea UECL 2nd Leg Playoff Clash

UEFA have officially announced Marco di Bello as the referee for the Servette v Chelsea Conference League Playoff (2nd Leg) clash on Thursday. The 43-year-old Di Bello will have fellow Italians Alessandro Giallatini and Giovanni Baccini as his assistant refs, with Luca Zufferli as the fourth referee and Gianluca Aureliano on VAR duty. Chelsea lead 2-0 from the first leg.

While Di Bello has never previously refereed a Chelsea or Servette game as the main ref, he was on VAR duty when Servette drew 0-0 with Ludogorets in the UECL last season (February 2024)

The last UEFA game Di Bello refereed before this Chelsea clash with a 4-3 away win for Malmo at PAOK in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League earlier this month.

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