Peterborough's Steve Evans charged with misconduct
Wednesday 23 January 2019 11:03, UK
Peterborough manager Steve Evans has been charged with misconduct by the FA for comments made to referee David Coote during the defeat against Luton.
Evans was upset at Coote's decision to send off Posh centre-back Ryan Tafazolli in the 25th minute of Saturday's League One game, which ended in a 4-0 win for the Hatters.
Tafazolli was dismissed by the Premier League referee for a lunging tackle on Andrew Shinnie.
After the game, Evans said: "We think the red card was a refereeing mistake, and hopefully the powers that be will agree.
"They may choose to back a Premier League referee, but I doubt a Football League official would have arrived at the same decision.
"The reaction of the Luton players didn't help the referee. The lad who went down didn't even need the physio, which tells me a lot as well."
Evans has already served a one-match suspension this season for receiving four yellow cards.
An FA statement read: "It is alleged that his behaviour in the tunnel area at half-time of the fixture was improper, and his language in the match official's changing room following the fixture amounted to improper conduct and/or questioned the integrity of the match referee.
"He has until 18:00 on January 25, 2019 to respond to the charge."
