BBC · May 21, 2025
Kavanagh to referee Sheffield Utd-Sunderland play-off final
Image caption, Chris Kavanagh refereed the Championship play-off final in 2021Premier League referee Chris Kavanagh will take charge of Saturday's Championship play-off final between Sheffield United and Sunderland.
The 39-year-old started refereeing in the EFL in 2014 before stepping up to the Premier League in 2017.
Saturday will be his second Championship final, having refereed the 2021 Wembley showpiece when Fulham beat Swansea City 2-0 and he sent off the Swans' Jay Fulton.
Kavanagh was also in charge for last season's EFL Cup final between Chelsea and Liverpool and has officiated in the Champions League, Europa League and Nations League.