Arsenal players surrounded the referee during their FA Cup clash with Oxford (Picture: Getty Images)
Arsenal have been hit with another £40,000 FA fine due to their players’ conduct, this time for surrounding the referee during their FA Cup third round game against Oxford.
The Gunners were fined the same amount of money last week after they ‘failed to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion’ during their Premier League goalless draw with Newcastle.
Now another fine has come their way for how their players behaved during the 3-0 win at the Kassam Stadium earlier this month.
An FA statement read: ‘Arsenal FC has been fined £40,000 after its players surrounded a match official during the FA Cup tie against Oxford United FC on Monday 9 January 2023.
‘Arsenal FC denied an allegation from The FA that the club had failed to ensure its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion during the 34th minute, and the club also requested a hearing.
‘An independent Regulatory Commission subsequently upheld the allegation and imposed the club’s fine. Its written reasons for these decisions will be published in due course.’
Arsenal denied the allegation from the Oxford game, but accepted the allegation arising from the Newcastle match.
Mikel Arteta’s side will get back to matters on the pitch on Sunday when they face a huge Premier League meeting with Manchester United at the Emirates.
The Gunners then travel to take on Manchester City five days later in a massive week for them as their title credentials are put to the test.
Arsenal are eight points clear at the top of the Premier League table (at the time of writing before City play Tottenham on Thursday night) but that position could be very different in just a few day’s time.
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Another fine for the Gunners.
