Eddie Howe's side host the West London outfit at St. James' Park, bidding for back-to-back Premier League victories following last weekend's 3-1 away win against Southampton, and this will be the third time Kavanagh has officiated a fixture involving the Magpies this term.

The 39-year-old official, who refereed last season's Carabao Cup final, was the man in the middle for United's 2-1 comeback win against Wolverhampton Wanderers inn September and handed out six yellow cards at Molineux that afternoon, booking Magpies trio Dan Burn, Joelinton and Jacob Murphy.

A FIFA listed referee since 2019, Kavanagh also took charge of United's 2-0 Carabao Cup victory against Chelsea in October and brandished a total of six yellow cards during the fourth round tie, booking Nick Pope, Fabian Schär, Sean Longstaff and Anthony Gordon.

2024/25 stats

Games (all competitions): 22

Yellow cards issued: 120

Red cards issued: 4

Assistants

Assistant referees: Lee Betts and Richard West

Fourth official: Rob Jones

VAR: Alex Chilowicz

Assistant VAR: Gary Beswick