Northumberland referee Michael Oliver and his wife Lucy were subjected to vile abuse on Twitter after Leicester's win over Arsenal.
Ashington-born Oliver was in charge of the match at the King Power Stadium on Sunday, where Arsenal lost 3-0.
During the game, he dismissed Ainsley Maitland-Niles for two yellow cards, the Mirror reports.
Oliver's wife Lucy, who is also a referee, was officiating Arsenal Women in their match with Brighton on Sunday.
After the games, online trolls took to Twitter to send despicable messages to the couple.
BBC broadcaster Jacqui Oatley tweeted to highlight the issue of threats being made over social media.
She posted: "Michael Oliver refereed Arsenal men (lost 3-0), while wife Lucy Oliver refereed Arsenal Women (won 4-0 and the title).
"Both did their jobs with utmost integrity as ever. Lucy was sent this vile tweet afterwards."
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Oatley called on Twitter to take action over the abuse after an apparent Arsenal fan claimed "Michael Oliver deserves to be shot in the head".
The tweet added: "Michael and Lucy Oliver deserve nothing but the worst. Karma will catch up with these two disgraceful cheating c****."
Another Twitter user sent shocking sexist abuse towards Oatley after reporting the post.
A reply to her tweet read: "F*** off you s***. Get back to the kitchen. Women's football aint s***."
Speaking after the match, Arsenal boss Unai Emery suggested Maitland-Niles shouldn't have been dismissed.
“For me the first yellow card for [Maitland-Niles] is not for me, it has affected our game plan a lot. One player less is difficult," he said.
“Today the condition [for losing] is the red card."
Arsenal remain in fifth in the Premier League table after their third defeat on the spin.
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