Liverpool 1–0 Arsenal
2025-08-31 · Matchweek 3
· Referee: Chris Kavanagh · VAR: Michael Salisbury
A quiet game for the whistle — 4 bookings, evenly split; both sides handled about as usual.
How Chris Kavanagh refereed it
Kavanagh showed 4 yellow cards against a career average of 3.5, and awarded 17 fouls against an average of 21.0.
Match statistics
| Liverpool | Arsenal | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 2 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 7 | 10 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29' | Yellow Card | Liverpool | Ryan Gravenberch | 0-0 |
| 66' | Yellow Card | Arsenal | Viktor Gyökeres | 0-0 |
| 81' | Yellow Card | Arsenal | Martín Zubimendi | 0-0 |
| 83' | Normal Goal | Liverpool | D. Szoboszlai | 1-0 |
| 90+8' | Yellow Card | Liverpool | Wataru Endo | 1-0 |