Newcastle and Sunderland’s match was halted after reports of discrimination towards Lucharel Gertruida

NewcastleMatch with Sunderland He was temporarily suspended early in the second half due to reports of discriminatory abuse towards him from the crowd Sunderland Player: Lucharel Gertruida.

Referee Anthony Taylor briefly stopped the match in the Premier League for three minutes in line with anti-discrimination protocol on the field., external

In the 52nd minute, with play already stopped and Newcastle player Sven Botman receiving treatment, Sunderland captain Granit Xhaka ran to speak to Taylor.

Moments later, Taylor spoke to the coaching staff, Gertruida and Xhaka, before the match resumed.

The Premier League said the incident will be fully investigated.

Sunderland coach Regis Le Bris said: “It is [Lutsharel Geertruida] Looks good. It is unacceptable and important to report and manage the situation properly. “He seems fine, but we need to support him.”

While Newcastle player Eddie Howe added: “We do not condone racism in any form and the club will investigate.”

The Premier League season-opener between Liverpool and Bournemouth in August was abandoned after then-Cherry’s striker Antoine Semenyo reported being racially abused by someone in the Anfield fans.

Newcastle were leading their Tyne-Wear rivals 1-0 at the time, although the match eventually finished 2-1 to Sunderland thanks to a late Brian Brobbey goal.