Chelsea and Forest charged by FA for pitchside melee

Forest’s Neco Williams sparked the pitchside warfare of phrases after his mutter on Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella sent the fats help sprawling into the technical space, upending his coach Enzo Maresca.

Reuters

09 October, 2024, 10:05 am

Closing modified: 09 October, 2024, 10:06 am

Chelsea and Forest charged by FA for pitchside melee

Chelsea and Nottingham Forest were charged by the Soccer Association on Tuesday after a pitchside fight broke out between their gamers within the course of Sunday’s 1-1 entice the Premier League.

Forest’s Neco Williams sparked the pitchside warfare of phrases after his mutter on Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella sent the fats help sprawling into the technical space, upending his coach Enzo Maresca.

Lots of gamers then piled staunch into a melee, at the side of some off the bench, pushing and shoving every various earlier than referee Chris Kavanagh regained defend a watch on. The match had 11 yellow playing cards in total.

“It be alleged that every clubs failed to substantiate that their gamers did now not behave in an tiresome and/or moving manner across the 88th minute,” the FA talked about in a assertion asserting the payment.

Each and every clubs earn until Thursday, Oct. 10 to make their responses.