rsenal have been hit with a Soccer Affiliation (FA) cost of failing to regulate their gamers for the second time in lower than every week.
The Gunners have till Monday (January 16) to answer the newest cost from the FA, which pertains to their FA Cup third-round tie at League One aspect Oxford on Monday evening.
It’s alleged that Arsenal “failed to ensure its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion” within the thirty fourth minute of the sport on the Kassam Stadium, when, with the scoreline nonetheless to be breached, they surrounded referee David Coote and appealed in useless for a penalty for handball after Albert Sambi Lokonga’s shot had struck Josh Murphy contained in the field.
Mikel Arteta’s aspect went on to win the match 3-0 after Mohamed Elneny’s aim and a second-half brace from in-form striker Eddie Nketiah, sealing an enormous fourth-round showdown with Premier League title rivals Manchester Metropolis on the Etihad Stadium later this month.
Arsenal gamers encompass referee David Coote after a penalty declare is waved away at Oxford
/ APIt’s the second such accusation to be levelled at Arsenal in a matter of days. Final week, they had been charged with the identical breach of FA Rule E20.1 following a tempestuous goalless top-flight draw with fellow high-flyers Newcastle at Emirates Stadium.
That cost additionally involved penalty appeals, with a number of house gamers remonstrating with referee Andrew Madley after he twice waved away claims deep into second-half stoppage time, together with a handball shout in opposition to Jacob Murphy.
Arsenal got till Tuesday (January 10) to answer that preliminary cost.
