David Coote has been appointed as referee for Newcastle United's clash against Manchester United in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, February 28.
Coote came under scrutiny for two apparent mistakes when he last refereed the Magpies during a narrow 1-0 defeat against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in March 2022. Kai Havertz sealed the win for Chelsea with an 89th minute winner, but Newcastle felt aggrieved after two key decisions went against them.
In the first half, Havertz escaped with just a yellow card for an elbow on Dan Burn, before Newcastle were denied a penalty after the break when Jacob Murphy was tripped inside the box by Trevoh Chalobah.
