October 23 2014

Neil Warnock

Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock has been charged by the FA for comments made to the media after the game against Chelsea.

Warnock claimed referee Craig Pawson was "influenced" by Chelsea players during Saturday's 2-1 loss at Selhurst Park.

After the match he said: "The one thing I've not missed when I've been doing media work is refereeing performances like that. I thought he was influenced. He had four Chelsea players around him."

But football's governing body was unhappy with his comments about Pawson and the manager could now face a fine or ban from the dugout.

A statement on the FA website read: "Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock has been charged by The FA for misconduct in relation to media comments he made after the game against Chelsea on 18 October 2014.

"It is alleged that Warnock’s post-match comments constituted improper conduct in that they implied the match referee was motivated by bias; and/or brought the game into disrepute, in contravention of FA Rule E3[1].

"Warnock has until 6pm on 27 October 2014 to respond to the charge."