Mohammed Kudus faces the possibility of further punishment after the Football Association (FA) charged the West Ham United forward following his red card at Tottenham Hotspur.
The Ghana international was sent off following violent conduct in the second half of West Ham’s 4-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.
The 24-year-old forward was initially shown a yellow card by referee Andy Madley after appearing to kick out at defender Micky van de Ven before pushing the Netherlands international in the face.
He then went on to push midfielder Pape Mate Sarr in the face before video assistant referee (VAR) Chris Kavanagh recommended Madley reviewed the incidents on the screen.
Madley went on to upgrade his decision from a yellow to a red card. A violent conduct offence carries with it a minimum suspension of three games but this charge opens up the possibility of further punishment.
The FA announced on Tuesday that Kudus had been charged by allegedly acting “in an improper manner and/or using violent conduct” after he was shown the red card.
Both clubs have also been charged: Spurs with failing to ensure their players did not behave in “an improper and/or provocative way” around the red card incident, with West Ham charged with failing to ensure their players did not behave in “an improper and/or violent way” at the same time.
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All three parties have until Thursday to respond to the charges.
West Ham face Manchester United next weekend before meetings with Nottingham Forest and Everton. Newcastle United and Arsenal follow before the end of the month.
“I did not see the action back on TV but I think that if the referee reviewed it and decided that it was a red card then I cannot have a doubt,” manager Julen Lopetegui told the BBC after the game.
“Maybe it is another point to improve, when we suffer in the bad moments we keep calm and fight to the end as a team.”
Defeat at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium leaves West Ham 15th in the Premier League with just two wins from their opening eight games of the season.
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