Chelsea’s Marcos Alonso has been charged with violent conduct by the Football Association after an incident during the Premier League match against relegation-threatened Southampton. However, the FA has since reviewed footage and sanctioned the Spaniard, who has until 1700 GMT on Wednesday to respond. “Chelsea’s Marcos Alonso has been charged with violent conduct following an incident with Southampton’s Shane Long,” an FA statement said. For retrospective action to be taken, and an FA charge to follow, the decision of the panel must be unanimous. Southampton boss Mark Hughes condemned the tackle at the time, saying it should have resulted in a red card.

Source: The Guardian April 17, 2018 13:52 UTC