Fulham charged by FA

Fulham were tonight charged with failing to control their players during an on-pitch melee during the FA Barclaycard Premiership…

Fulham were tonight charged with failing to control their players during an on-pitch melee during the FA Barclaycard Premiership game against Everton last month.

Cottagers striker Barry Hayles was also singled out for an individual misconduct charge relating to alleged "violent behaviour" during the unseemly incident in the December 8th match.

A spat between Fulham's Luis Boa Morte and Everton's David Weir resulted in both players being sent off during the game at Craven Cottage by Phil Dowd, who was in his first game as a Barclaycard Premiership referee.

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