Chelsea and West Ham fined £625k over players misconduct
Chelsea F.C. have been fined £325,000, while West Ham United F.C. must pay £300,000 following a mass confrontation between players during their Premier League clash in January.
The altercation at Stamford Bridge erupted in stoppage time after Chelsea forward Joao Pedro reacted angrily to a shove from West Ham winger Adama Traore on defender Marc Cucurella.
Players from both sides then became involved in heated scenes. After a lengthy VAR review, Hammers defender Jean-Clair Todibo was shown a straight red card by referee Anthony Taylor for grabbing Joao Pedro by the neck.
In a statement, the The Football Association said Chelsea were charged with failing to ensure their players did not behave in an improper or provocative manner around the 95th minute.
West Ham were also charged for failing to prevent their players from acting in an improper, provocative, or violent manner during the same incident. Both clubs admitted the charges.
An independent regulatory commission considered previous breaches of FA Rule E20.1 by both sides before issuing the fines. The rule prohibits behaviour deemed improper, offensive, violent, threatening, abusive, indecent, insulting or provocative.