Gary O’Neil has been handed a two-match touchline ban and fined £8,000 by the Soccer Affiliation (FA) for his response to Wolverhampton Wanderers having a stoppage-time purpose disallowed in opposition to West Ham United.
O’Neil, 40, was charged with a breach of FA Rule E3.1 following Wolves’ 2-1 defeat to West Ham at Molineux on April 6.
It was alleged O’Neil’s language and/or behaviour across the match officers’ altering room at full time was “improper and/or threatening”.
The previous Bournemouth head coach admitted to the cost and his sanction was imposed by an impartial regulatory fee.
Defender Max Kilman thought he had scored a 98th-minute header to salvage a draw for the hosts, however VAR Tim Robinson suggested referee Tony Harrington to overview his authentic determination to permit the purpose.
Kilman’s effort was subsequently chalked-off after Wolves’ Tawanda Chirewa was discovered to be an offside place and deemed to be in West Ham goalkeeper Lucasz Fabianski’s line of imaginative and prescient. The Premier League later backed the choice to disclaim the purpose, calling the incident a “subjective” name.
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— FA Spokesperson (@FAspokesperson) April 30, 2024
O’Neil known as the choice to disallow the purpose “scandalous” and “presumably the worst I’ve ever seen” in an interview with Sky Sports activities.
Wolves chairman Jeff Shi later posted a press release to the membership’s web site alleging that the “integrity of the competitors” is at stake if selections just like the one made at Molineux proceed.
Victory over Luton City final weekend ended a run of seven video games with out a win in all competitions to depart Wolves eleventh within the desk with three video games remaining. They return to motion on Saturday with a visit to Manchester Metropolis.
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