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FA Charges Coventry City and Southampton Over Post‑Match Melee at St Mary’s

Both clubs must respond by December 30 to allegations of improper conduct by players or technical staff.

Overview

  • The FA said the clubs failed to ensure players or technical-area staff did not behave in an improper or provocative way after the final whistle.
  • The confrontation followed a 1-1 draw in which Coventry played with 10 men after Jay Dasilva received a straight red card early in the second half.
  • Frank Lampard apologized for his part in the incident, noting abuse from home fans before his on-pitch celebration.
  • Coventry are managing a flu bug at their training ground, with measures in place after five players were affected: Victor Torp, Milan van Ewijk, Bobby Thomas, Liam Kitching and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
  • Lampard said he hopes some absentees will be fit for Boxing Day against Swansea, while Dasilva starts a three-match suspension.