Football Association fines Chelsea £50,000 & West Ham £40,000 for misconduct

Chelsea players surround the referee

CHELSEA and West Ham have been fined £50,000 and £40,000 respectively by the Football Association after admitting an FA misconduct charge.

 

Players from both clubs clashed when Nemanja Matic was sent off for two bookable offences shortly before half-time in the 2-1 victory for the Hammers on October 24.

The clubs were charged with "failing to control their players" and following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing have picked up the heavy fines.

An FA statement read: "Following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing, West Ham United and Chelsea have been fined £40,000 and £50,000 respectively after both clubs admitted an FA misconduct charge.

 

"The charge was for failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion during the fixture between the two sides on 24 October 2015. 

"Both clubs were also severely warned as to their future conduct."

The ill-tempered match saw Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho sent to the stands by referee Jon Moss for his reaction to Matic's red card.

 

Mourinho was subsequently handed a one-match stadium ban which came into effect for Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Stoke.

Chelsea coach Silvino Louro was initially charged with misconduct in relation to his behaviour at Upton Park but they were later dropped.