Tyne-Wear derby paused after report of discriminatory abuse

KICK IT OUT: Sunderland’s Lutsharel Geertruida, left, reported he had been racially abused at Newcastle (Owen Humphreys/PA)

The Tyne-Wear derby between Newcastle and Sunderland was paused during the second half following reports of discriminatory abuse from within the crowd directed at Sunderland’s Lutsharel Geertruida.

The Premier League has said it will investigate after referee Anthony Taylor stopped the match in line with the league’s on-field anti-discrimination protocol early in the second half.