Chelsea and Everton charged by FA

Chelsea and Everton have been
charged by the Football Association
after players fr
om both teams were
involved in an on-pitch incident.
The clubs are charged with failing to
ensure their players conducted
themselves properly.
Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic will
not face any further action after he
clashed with Everton midfielder James
McCarthy in the 86th minute.
Jose Mourinho's side won 1-0 in
Wednesday's Premier League game.
But there was controversy late on as
Everton had Gareth Barry sent off for a
second bookable offence after he tripped
Willian.
That foul sparked a melee during which
Ivanovic locked his arm around
McCarthy's neck and then pushed his
head towards the midfielder.
Branislav Ivanovic played a
part in Chelsea's 89th-minute
winner, which Willian scored
After the game, Toffees' boss Roberto
Martinez claimed the Chelsea player
should have been dismissed for the
contact.
"Ivanovic's behaviour is wrong," said
Martinez. "He grabs McCarthy around his
neck in a very forceful manner, then puts
his head against him. James McCarthy
doesn't react.
"If you want to be on top of the law,
that's a red card and we got nothing out
of that moment."
In Premier League matches if an incident
has not been seen by the match officials
a three-man panel of former referees
review it after the game and advise if
any action should be taken.
The FA said: "For an FA charge to follow,
all three panel members must agree it is
a sending-off offence. In this instance,
the panel did not believe the conduct
was worthy of a dismissal. "
The full charge facing both teams is that
they 'failed to ensure their players
conducted themselves in an orderly
fashion and/or refrained from
provocative behaviour'.