Man City and Chelsea Charged By FA For Brawl: Fabregas’ Fate Decided Too
Dec 6, 2016 at 10:53 AM
Manchester City and Chelsea have been charged by the Football Association (FA) for their failure to control their players when the players from either side were involved in a brawl towards the end of Chelsea’s 3-1 win at the Etihad on Saturday.
The fight broke out after City striker Sergio Aguero’s nasty two-footed lunge on Chelsea star David Luiz. The Argentina international was given a straight red by referee Anthony Taylor for the challenge but it did not stop the players from getting involved in an ugly fight. Chelsea players were furious with the reckless challenge while the City players tried to defend their teammates which resulted in ugly scenes.
The focal point of the brawl was the altercation between Cesc Fabregas and Fernandinho. The Spain international had allegedly slapped the City midfielder following which the Brazil international pushed over the hoardings after grabbing his throat. The City star was given a straight red for his offence but the Chelsea midfielder escaped any punishment.
Aguero and Fernandinho have been slapped with a four and three-match bans respectively but Chelsea will heave a huge sigh of relief as Fabregas has escaped punishment from the FA also.
Meanwhile, both the clubs have until 6pm on December 8 to respond to the charges.
A statement from the FA read: “Both Manchester City and Chelsea have been charged for failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or refrained from provocative behaviour.
“It follows an incident in the 95th minute of the game on Saturday 3 December.
“Both clubs have until 6pm on 8 December 2016 to respond to the charge.
“Meanwhile, Chelsea’s Cesc Fabregas will not face any further action in relation to an incident involving City’s Fernandinho.”