Leeds stars Lee Bowyer and Danny Mills have today been officially charged with misconduct by the Football Association in relation to using foul and abusive language towards match officials.
The charge, which carries a maximum three-match suspension, is in connection with incidents after both players had been dismissed for two bookable offences during the volatile clash with Arsenal at Highbury last month.
Bowyer is alleged to have sworn at referee Jeff Winter upon receiving his second caution and subsequent red card, while Mills is understood to have abused fourth official Andy D'Urso in the tunnel as he made his way to the dressing room.
Both players, who served the initial one-game ban for their dismissal last Saturday, now have 14 days to respond, although Leeds manager David O'Leary has confirmed personal hearings will be requested.
Leeds' fear, though, is that midfielder Bowyer and right-back Mills could now be the first victims of the FA's new disciplinary crackdown, as suggested by chairman Geoff Thompson.
The move comes due to the widespread surprise at Arsenal defender Martin Keown's recent one-match ban for elbowing Leeds striker Mark Viduka in the corresponding match between the two teams in April last season.
"We talk about consistency from referees, but there should also be consistency from the officials at the FA," urged O'Leary.
"I don't think anybody in the game could believe the Keown verdict or the length of time it took for the hearing to take place.
"I just hope we have the people who covered the Keown hearing following his elbow in the face of Mark Viduka, and then we will be OK."
O'Leary has conceded he does not condone foul language, although believes there may be times when common sense needs to be adopted as he added: "We will have to wait and see what they (the FA) have to say.
"There's foul language and then there's stuff said in the heat of the moment, with circumstances involved in front of a passionate crowd, and that's where common sense needs to come into play.
"What I don't agree with is somebody running 50 yards down the pitch to foul mouth the referee."
In a bid to help Leeds clean up their act, O'Leary has enlisted the services of former Premier League referee Stephen Lodge on a regular basis to talk to the players and on occasions take charge of a practice match.
O'Leary feels his squad will be able to get a clearer understanding of just what today's officials are looking out for in matches if they liaise and learn from Lodge.
"He took his first game with us recently and we got slaughtered because he sent six off, including me, for various things, including foul and abusive language, so we're hoping to improve on that," joked O'Leary. -PA