The FA have charged Tottenham Hotspur and Brighton & Hove Albion for a mass confrontation that took place in the 58th minute of Saturday's game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. A huge game in the top-four race, tensions began to boil over before a ball had even been kicked with Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi confronting counterpart Cristian Stellini when he had emerged from the tunnel to shake his hand as he believed the Spurs boss had disrespected him leading up to the contest.
The row continued throughout the game, with De Zerbi and his coaching team seen antagonising the Tottenham bench after Lewis Dunk had restored parity in the first half. Things finally came to a head moments after Danny Welbeck had seen a goal ruled out for handball by VAR, with both benches coming together and a melee breaking out.
Although Stellini had stayed away from the drama and concentrated on the match at hand, he, along with De Zerbi, saw red as referee Stuart Attwell dismissed them for failing to control their respective benches. Now four days on from the incident in N17, the FA have released a statement and confirmed that both clubs have until Monday, April 18 to respond to the charge.
