Howard Webb sparked great amusement at St James' Park when he returned to referee the second half of Newcastle's last-day clash with Arsenal because he and his team of assistants had swapped shirts due to bites from flying midges.

The first half had seen the group of officials in bright yellow, before the insect attacks saw them change into green kits to take charge of the match which saw the Gunners reach the Champions League thanks to Laurent Koscielny's goal.