Newcastle United midfielder Isaac Hayden has seemingly taken a swipe at referee David Coote following the club's 1-0 defeat to Chelsea. Controversy overshadowed a gutsy display against the Blues, as two major decisions went against the visitors at Stamford Bridge.
Firstly, Chelsea playmaker Kai Havertz was only shown a yellow card for an elbow on Dan Burn, before Jacob Murphy was denied a penalty despite insisting he had been fouled inside the box by Trevoh Chalobah. VAR checked both of the decisions made by Coote but judged that he made the correct decision, prompting what appears to be a sly dig from Hayden.
"Some performance from the boys against 12 men today," Hayden tweeted. "Proud to be associated with the club is an understatement."
