Diego Costa and Gabriel Charged By FA

The English FA have charged Chelsea striker Diego Costa with violent conduct and Arsenal's Gabriel with improper conduct.

A statement from the FA had this to say “Diego Costa has been charged for an alleged act of violent conduct which was not seen by the match officials but caught on video. The Chelsea forward was involved in an incident with Arsenal's Laurent Koscielny in the 43rd minute of the game. He has until 6pm tomorrow September 22 to reply. Off the ball incidents which are not seen at the time by the match officials are referred to a panel of three former elite referees. Each referee panel member will review the video footage independently of one another to determine whether they consider it a sending-off offence. For retrospective action to be taken, and an FA charge to follow, the decision by the panel must be unanimous”

And this what the statement had to say about the Arsenal “Arsenal defender Gabriel has been charged with improper conduct for his behaviour following his dismissal, whilst team-mate Santi Cazorla has been warned for his behaviour following his sending off". Arsenal has made their intention known about appealing the red card that was given to Gabriel during the game.

Both Chelsea and Arsenal were also charged for failing to control their players during Saturday's Premier League match at Stamford Bridge. “Finally, both clubs have been charged for failing to control their players under FA Rule E20. Both clubs and Gabriel have until 6pm on Thursday September 24 to reply”.