The Lancashire-based official has been handed the middle for the home game with Tottenham Hotspur.
His video assistant will be Neil Davies.
Kavanagh has already refereed eight games this season, including Europa League fixtures and the Community Shield at Wembley.
Lucas Bergvall can remember listening to the UEFA Champions League anthem as a little boy back home in Sweden - now he’ll be pitchside as it plays out live for the first time in his career.
West Ham United boss Graham Potter is walking on increasingly thin ice after a lacklustre start to the campaign, with pressure on the tactician at an all-time high after their London derby defeat to Tottenham on Saturday.
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The investors who have expressed interest in a takeover of Tottenham Hotspur believe that there is a ‘huge’ opportunity to improve the club’s revenue.
Tottenham have been told they “have to” land a midfield star from a European giant, who Thomas Frank wants to secure “as soon as possible.”
Tottenham’s owners could agree a new deal with Daniel Levy in the Bahamas following his exit from the club.
Ange Postecoglou has returned to the dugout, and the entertainment factor has just increased.
The Celtic hero was sacked by Tottenham Hotspur in the summer, despite helping the London club win the Europa League, and has been quickly brought back in by Nottingham Forest.