Manchester City’s appeal has been denied. The club’s board is now considering imposing a substantial fine, expulsion from the league, or a forced sale to new owners.
Our professional Ref back on duty
•Liverpool vs Manchester City (Anfield, Sunday 11 Oct): Chris Kavanagh (assistants Dan Cook, Nick Greenhalgh; 4th Andy Madley; VAR Paul Howard, AVAR Nick Hopton)
•Manchester United vs Tottenham: Stuart Attwell (VAR Jarred Gillett)
•Arsenal vs Leeds: Paul Tierney (VAR Tony Harrington)
•Aston Villa vs Brentford: Craig Pawson (VAR Peter Bankes)
•Chelsea vs Bournemouth: Sam Barrott (VAR John Brooks)
•Ipswich vs Fulham: Lewis Smith (VAR James Bell)
•Sunderland vs Brighton: Tom Bramall (VAR Neil Davies)
•Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest: Peter Bankes (VAR Darren England)
•Hull City vs Everton: Michael Salisbury (VAR Tim Wood)
•Coventry vs Newcastle: John Brooks (VAR Constantine Hatzidakis)
The Liverpool–City game is the flashpoint. Kavanagh is from Ashton-under-Lyne (Greater Manchester, roughly a few miles from the Etihad). It is City’s first match since an independent commission found them guilty of breaching Premier League financial rules over nine seasons (City have appealed). Replies under the Pro Ref post already flag the optics of a local official for that fixture.
Draft for your feed:
Matchweek 6 officials are out.
Headline appointment: Chris Kavanagh (Ashton-under-Lyne) takes Liverpool vs Man City at Anfield on Sunday — City’s first game since the financial rules verdict. Paul Howard on VAR.
Elsewhere: Attwell on Man Utd–Spurs, Tierney on Arsenal–Leeds, Pawson on Villa–Brentford, Barrott on Chelsea–Bournemouth.
Full list via Pro Ref / Premier League.
You can trim or add a line on the optics if you want it sharper.
Let’s us know! If you have any idea of polls comment below and will create another one.
25%Transfer Ban
75%Downgrade to championship
0%Deduct 10pts this season
4 votes • Final resultsMost recent sanctions against the club. What do you guys think? @ManCity Should deserve
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There is rumor out there, punishment of verdict comes as same as transfer ban, downgrade to Championship goes same to all the clubs in Premier League. We are different than UEFA. Stay tune
We do not have verdict or sanction City at this time. We will work with club’s legal team and will provide you more information.
At lease we being fair to the charges on City. What do you guys want us to do.
1) Deduct the points.
2) Move them to Championship level
Seven of my professional will make it to big stage of World Cup. We will shine and make to headline soon. Stay tune
Congratulation @m8arteta We tried everything to stop you. But you did it.
We want the level of this league at top.. want to see what the fan’s feeling.
8%VAR
92%No VAR
24 votes • Final resultsWe did our best to hold @Arsenal down. Overturned 2 Penalties. But the finish strong
Here we Go!!
Match Officials Mic’d Up 🗣️
The final instalment of the 2025/26 season airs this evening, featuring in-game audio and communication between on-field and VAR officials, alongside insight and reflection on key decisions from recent match rounds.
ℹ️ UK viewers can watch on Sky Sports and TNT Sports from 7pm. International viewers can access the full episode via their local rights holder.
Today our Professional ref Chris Kavanagh, showed our decision are neutral and fair to every club. We still confident that our decision are fair but there might be human error which we can shy away anytime soon.
Our professional referee set neutral and let the game flow smoothly. Gabi red was deemed because of Khusanov tripping on Kai what DOGSO.









