Arsenal may receive their fourth FA charge of the season after it was revealed that the governing body are looking into the chaotic scenes that followed Saturday’s thrilling victory against Bournemouth.
Reiss Nelson, a substitute, scored in the 97th minute to complete an incredible comeback victory for Mikel Arteta’s team, who had fallen behind 2-0. The victory, which gave them a five-point lead at the top, sparked wild celebrations inside Emirates Stadium.
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The FA are believed to be looking at the conduct of Arsenal’s backroom staff and substitutes, who entered the field of play en masse to join Nelson and his teammates.
The incident was included in referee Chris Kavanagh’s report and FA chiefs are now reviewing the details.
The game’s laws dictate that those in the technical area “must behave in a responsible manner” and “must remain within its confines except in special circumstances, e.g a physiotherapist/doctor entering the field of play, with the referee’s permission, to assess an injured player.”
The FA are yet to decide whether they will take further action but Arsenal have already been charged three times this campaign.
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They were ordered to pay £40,000 ($47,364) for failing to control their players in a fiery 0-0 draw with Newcastle United in January.
Just six days later, they were found guilty of a similar offence after surrounding referee David Coote in an FA Cup third-round tie at Oxford United and were fined another £40,000.
Last month, both Arsenal and Manchester City were fined after failing to conduct themselves in an orderly fashion during their Premier League match, with Arsenal paying £65,000 plus an additional £20,000 suspended after the Oxford cup game.
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