Bournemouth and Watford fined £10k over injury-time confrontations in February match
Bournemouth and Watford received £10,000 fines each after ugly scenes at end of February 27 match; Joao Pedro had been sent off in injury time and Jack Wilshere was also dismissed for his part in the incident; clubs charged under FA Rule E20 for failing to control players and staff
Friday 12 March 2021 18:12, UK
Bournemouth and Watford have been fined £10,000 each after a mass confrontation in their game on February 27.
Players from both sides were involved in the injury-time incident which followed Joao Pedro's sending off for Watford and led to a further red card for the Cherries' Jack Wilshere.
Pedro had seen red for a foul on Jefferson Lerma, who had angered Watford's players with his reactions to numerous fouls after the break, leading to a clash between both sets of players with the officials and coaching staff struggling to keep them separated.
Both clubs were charged by the FA under Rule E20 and admitted to "failing to ensure that their players and/or club officials conducted themselves in orderly fashion during the 96th minute and an Independent Regulatory Commission imposed the fine during a subsequent hearing."
Bournemouth won the game 1-0.
