Chelsea
and West Brom have been fined after being found guilty of failing to control
their players during their Stamford Bridge meeting on January 13.
The clubs were charged over a mass confrontation during the second half of
the 2-2 Premier League draw, sparked by an incident involving Chelsea's
Diego Costa and West Brom midfielder Claudio Yacob.
Yacob, who had already been booked, was quickly substituted by Baggies boss
Tony Pulis after the game calmed down.
Both clubs admitted the charge and Chelsea have been hardest hit, levied
with a fine of £65,000, while West Brom were fined £35,000 with both clubs
also being warned over their future conduct.
An FA statement read: "The cases, which were considered 'non-standard' due
to both clubs having committed similar breaches of FA Rule E20(a) within the
preceding 12 months, were heard by an Independent Regulatory Commission on
Monday [January 25, 2016].
"For incidents that are considered 'non-standard', it is at the discretion
of the Commission to determine what sanction it deems appropriate and it
may, where applicable, take into account any previous proven charge(s) of a
similar nature."
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