Forest and Chelsea were
Forest and Chelsea were punished for their on-field altercation.
Due to their inability to maintain player discipline during their Premier League match earlier this month.
Chelsea Nottingham Forest fined £40,000 and £125,000, respectively.
Following the incident that occurred during the last moments of the 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on October 6.
Both clubs acknowledged being charged by the Football Association.
An altercation broke out on the field as Forest defender Neco Williams shoved.
Chelsea full-back Marc Cucurella into Blues manager Enzo Maresca .
Although both clubs accepted wrongdoing, an independent regulatory body stated that the sentence should be commensurate with the fact that it was still. .
A major occurrence involving a big number of players from both teams.”
Because this was only Chelsea’s third such event in five seasons, and Forest’s sixth in the previous three.
It imposed a higher sanction on the club.
The commission found no indication that Forest is “addressing what is now becoming a serial problem”.
And cited the club’s “lack of contrition” and dismal recent record as aggravating factors.
Chelsea and Forest initially fined £50,000 , £150,000, respectively, but both later lowered for acknowledging the charge.
After Considering Prior Similar Offenses.
The FA’s written verdict declared that Forest’s punishment was harsher. In less than three years, this was Forest’s sixth identical charge.
Forest received a £40,000 fine after an EFL Cup match against Wolves in January 2023.
A £25,000 fine for an incident in a Premier League match against Crystal Palace in November 2022.
A £10,000 fine for an East Midlands derby with Derby County in January 2022.
And a £55,000 fine for another incident in a match against Wolves in April 2023.
The three-man panel also pointed out that a £75,000 punishment had been imposed at the close of the previous season.
In April, during a match against Liverpool at the City Ground on March 2.
When referee Paul Tierney’s error had allowed the visitors to score an injury time winner through Darwin Nunez.
At a moment when Forest was attacking through Callum Hudson-Odoi.
Play had been halted to let a Liverpool player to receive medical attention for an injury.
However, Tierney gave Liverpool control back after the delay, and they scored as a result.
This most recent sanction comes after Forest was charged with many FA offenses.
When West Ham visits the City Ground this weekend, head coach Nuno Espirito Santo will serve the final of his three-match touchline ban. Santo was sent out after reacting furiously to Morgan Gibbs-White’s second yellow card at Brighton.
In addition to Gibbs-White’s compulsory one-match sentence for his red card, the FA further suspended him for his response to the ruling.
Following last month’s 1-0 loss to Fulham, a match that Fulham won thanks to a penalty, Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis was given a five-match stadium ban after he was accused of spitting at the feet of the match officials in the tunnel. Meanwhile, Forest’s own penalty appeal was denied.
