Sunday 7th MayNewcastle United vs ArsenalSt. James' ParkKick-off 4:30pm BSTTicket details

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): 21Yellow cards issued: 66Red cards issued: 2

Assistants

Assistant referees: Richard West and Nick GreenhalghFourth official: Anthony TaylorVAR: Michael SalisburyAssistant VAR: Scott Ledger