Chelsea and West Brom handed FA charge following incident at Stamford Bridge

CHELSEA and West Brom have both been charged for failing to control their players during their 2-2 draw on Wednesday.

Frustrations threatened to boil over at the final whistle

Both sides are charged in relation to actions in the 58th minute when players from both sides surrounded the referee to appeal over a Claudio Yacob tackle on striker Diego Costa.

Cesar Azpilicueta had given Chelsea the lead against the Baggies before Craig Garnder's equaliser levelled the scores in the first half.

Gareth McAuley’s own goal gifted Guus Hiddink’s men the advantage after the break but James McClean’s 86th minute strike saw the Baggies steal a point to keep them above the Blues in the Premier League table.

But the game was a feisty contest which included six bookings, and frustrations threatened to boil over when Yacob was not given a red for an off-the-ball trip on Costa in the 58th minute.

The Argentina international had already been booked for pulling back Willian after 25 minutes and referee Anthony Taylor could well have sent Yacob off for the trip.

The decision angered Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink while West Brom boss Tony Pulis admitted Yacob was lucky not to be sent off. 

Both clubs have until 6pm on 20 January 2016 to respond to the charge.