Tuesday 11 November 2014 19:44, UK
Aston Villa and Tottenham have both been fined £20,000 for failing to control their players during their Premier League meeting earlier this month.
Spurs ran out 2-1 winners at Villa Park but the teams were involved in a second-half skirmish which resulted in Villa forward Christian Benteke receiving a red card.
An FA statement read: “Both Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur have been fined £20,000 after the clubs admitted a breach of FA Rules in relation to their fixture on 2 November 2014.
“The charge was that the clubs failed to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion in or around the 66th minute of the match.
“Both clubs accepted the standard penalty fine of £20,000.”
Referee Neil Swarbrick dismissed Benteke following a 66th-minute scuffle near the touchline which involved several players from both sides.
The incident followed a clash between Benteke and Tottenham midfielders Erik Lamela and Ryan Mason, and the Villa man was subsequently red carded for pushing Mason in the face.
Villa led 1-0 at the time of the fracas but Nacer Chadli and Harry Kane then scored in the last 10 minutes to give Spurs the three points.
