Kavanagh and his assistants Gary Beswick and Nick Greenhalgh were heavily criticised for their performance during the FA Cup fourth-round clash at Villa Park, where they were operating without VAR as was the case for all ties in the round.

They failed to spot Tammy Abraham was offside for Villa’s opening goal, missed a shin-high tackle by Villa full-back Lucas Digne on Newcastle’s Jacob Murphy which could have warranted a straight red card and then gave a free-kick for a handball by Digne even though he was clearly inside the penalty area at the time.

Beswick was named as an assistant for the Nottingham Forest v Liverpool match on Sunday, but Kavanagh and Greenhalgh do not feature.

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There is accountability on officials, with appointments selected by Professional Game Match Officials (PGMO) based on factors including performances, which are judged post-match by an independent key match incidents (KMI) panel.

However, he is highly regarded, was recently promoted to UEFA’s elite list of referees and regularly officiates in the Champions League.

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