The Football Association is set to speak to both Newcastle United and Sheffield Wednesday after reports of overcrowding in the away end of Hillsborough on Saturday.
Premier League high-flyers Newcastle were knocked out of the FA Cup at the third-round stage by the League One side on Saturday night, losing 2-1 in Sheffield.
However, the match itself has been marred by claims across social media during and after the game from visiting fans who allege there were issues at the Leppings Lane end of the stadium.
A reported number of around 4500 were inside the away end for the game with videos later emerging across social media as problems were highlighted.
Newcastle supporter Josh Gordon posted a video from the away end of the night, tweeting: "Here you go, there was nowhere to go, the only way would be up the stairs and no stewards allowing people up the stairs. The simple fact is there just isn’t enough entrances/exits to the stand."
Meanwhile Martin Hardy, who is a reporter for The Times, posted alongside a picture taken from the press box: "Hillsborough 2023. Newcastle fans trying to get through the tunnel at the Leppings Lane end with more or less no stewarding ten minutes before kick-off. Unbelievable".
Both The Times and the BBC have now reported that the FA will speak to officials from the two clubs to gain more information, while safety authorities will also be contacted. The Newcastle Supporters' Trust has also appealed for more information from those in the away end on the night.
The Times reported on Sunday that some Newcastle fans who were in the lower concourse of the Leppings Lane had to remove netting from some seats to alleviate crushing in a section of the ground that is accessed via a tunnel.
Ninety-seven Liverpool supporters died as a result of a crush in the Leppings Lane end of the ground during an FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest in 1989. Fresh inquests relating to the tragedy returned verdicts in 2016, which found that fans were unlawfully killed after a series of failures.
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