Referee appointed for Arsenal vs Brighton- Gunners unbeaten in last 3 seasons under him

Chris Kavanagh has been appointed as referee for the crunch GW3 clash between Arsenal and Brighton this weekend (24/25 season). Both teams are unbeaten and are in the top four as of Week 2, which means one of the two could potentially lose that status this weekend. The Gunners are also yet to concede a goal in the PL this campaign (GS 4, GA 0)

Arsenal recent games under Chris Kavanagh as referee (2023/24, 2022/23 and 2021/22 seasons)

Liverpool 1-1 Arsenal (23/24)
Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal (23/24)
Newcastle 0-2 Arsenal (22/23)
Arsenal 3-2 Bournemouth (22/23)
Leeds 0-1 Arsenal (22/23)
Arsenal 2-1 Leeds (21/22)

Chris Kavanagh football referee

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List of Chelsea FC hat tricks in Premier League ( CFC hat trick scorers in EPL)

Gavin Peacock was the first Chelsea player to score a Premier League hat trick back in the 1995/96 season.

Cole Palmer has the most number of hat tricks for Chelsea in Premier League history (4). Among currently active players in the Premier League, only Man City’s Erling Haaland has scored more hat tricks than Palmer.

Hasselbaink, Drogba, Lampard, Hazard and Palmer have multiple EPL hat tricks in Chelsea colours.

Chelsea FC have 24 different players who have scored a hat trick in Premier League history as of the 2025/26 season.

Here’s the full list of CFC EPL hat trick scorers so far (PL era starting 1992)

1 Gavin Peacock (v Middlesbrough 1996)
2 Mark Hughes (v Leeds 1996)

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EPL Table After Week 2 (24-25 season)- Chelsea jump from 17th to 8th

Click here for PL log after Week 3 next round as of September 1 2024

Here is a look at the Premier League Table for the current 2024/25 season after Week 2, and comparing it to the standings as of Week 1.

Chelsea, as you can see, are the biggest movers up the table- they were 17th in the standings at the end of GW1 and are now in 8th spot after GW2 courtesy of their 6-2 win away at Wolves.

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