Crystal Palace 2–1 Liverpool
2025-09-27 · Matchweek 6
· Referee: Chris Kavanagh · VAR: Matthew Donohue
A quiet game for the whistle — 4 bookings, 1–3; 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 18 fouls against an average of 21.0.
Match statistics
| Crystal Palace | Liverpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 1 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 10 | 8 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9' | Normal Goal | Crystal Palace | I. Sarr | 1-0 |
| 26' | Yellow Card | Liverpool | Ibrahima Konaté | 1-0 |
| 61' | Yellow Card | Liverpool | Virgil van Dijk | 1-0 |
| 77' | Yellow Card | Liverpool | Federico Chiesa | 1-0 |
| 78' | Yellow Card | Crystal Palace | Edward Nketiah | 1-0 |
| 87' | Normal Goal | Liverpool | F. Chiesa | 1-1 |
| 90' | Normal Goal | Crystal Palace | E. Nketiah | 2-1 |