A Premier League official was suspended following a leak from Liverpool. The official made controversial decisions regarding Newcastle United’s match against West Ham.

After the Liverpool disclosure, a Premier League official was suspended, which sparked controversy. West Ham United receives enquiries from Newcastle United.

After a smuggled video surfaced, Premier League referee David Coote was suspended by PGMOL for his criticism of Liverpool and former manager Jurgen Klopp.

According to reports, Coote has acknowledged that the video that was posted on X on Monday, in which he employs expletives to disparage Liverpool and Klopp, is authentic. Coote has been suspended pending further investigation, as a consequence of the video that was recorded several years ago.

It has also prompted enquiries regarding the integrity of the Professional Game Match Officials Board (PGMOL) and the biases and agendas of match officials. Additionally, Liverpool supporters have identified numerous contentious decisions made by Coote that have been detrimental to their team over the years.

In 2022, Coote served as the fourth official for Liverpool’s 2-1 victory over Newcastle United at Anfield. The match was marked by the disallowance of a goal by Alexander Isak by VAR, and Liverpool ultimately secured the victory with a goal in the 98th minute.

Coote also served as the referee for the 2023 Carabao Cup final, in which Manchester United defeated Newcastle United by a score of 2-0.

In the majority of recent matches involving Newcastle, Coote has made decisions that have favoured The Magpies.

This season, Coote served as the referee when Newcastle’s potential late victor against AFC Bournemouth was disallowed.

VAR ultimately overturned the judgement, despite the fact that Coote permitted Dango Ouattara’s goal at the time. Coote’s final match in command at St. James’ Park was a 6-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur during the 2022-23 season.

Additionally, he served as the fourth official for Newcastle’s 2-1 victory over Spurs that same season. In March, the official served as the video assistant referee for Newcastle’s 4-3 victory over West Ham United. Newcastle emerged victorious in that match after falling behind 3-1, thanks to two penalties that were awarded to them by VAR.

Alexander Isak converted both of them. Harvey Barnes subsequently struck twice in the final minutes to secure the comeback victory. In the same game, West Ham scored a controversial goal when Mohammed Kudus made it 2-1. Newcastle defender Fabian Schar was on the ground with a head injury.

Gordon was ejected from the competition in stoppage time for committing a second bookable offence. Newcastle’s subsequent opponent at St James’ Park is the Hammers, following the international break.