Pushing referee's shoulder: Fulham fear Mitrovic won't get fair trial

2023-03-22 10:27

Pushing referee's shoulder: Fulham fear Mitrovic won't get fair trial


During Fulham's previous 2022/23 FA Cup round of 16 match against Premier League giants Manchester United, midfielder William was shown a red card for touching the ball in the penalty area, and then Mitrovic was sent off. Just stood up for his teammates, and pushed the referee's shoulder during the process of reasoning with the referee, so he was also shown a red card and sent off, so the scene was out of control for a while. Afterwards, Fulham also worried that Mitrovic would not get a fair trial.


In addition, during the theory between the players and the referee, Fulham coach Marco Silva also scolded the fourth official on the sidelines, and was subsequently shown a red card and sent off. According to a statement issued by the FA, for the behavior of Marco Silva and Mitrovic , the penalty of being shown a red card and suspended is obviously not enough.


The FA also stated that Fulham also failed to restrain the behavior of the players, but no sanctions have been announced yet.


Possible 10-match ban


According to media reports, Fulham 's top scorer Mitrovic may be suspended for 10 games, which will also prevent him from playing until the final day of the Premier League season.


According to the data, Mitrovic has contributed 11 goals for Fulham in the Premier League since the beginning of the 2022/23 season, and is one of the very important cores of the team. In addition, Fulham is currently ranked 9th in the Premier League standings with 39 points. If Mitrovic is really suspended for 10 games, this will definitely lead to a very large impact on the team's goal of achieving better results in the league. .


Sources say they don't think the response from the authorities is very unfair, noting that other players have committed similar acts without serious punishment, including Manchester United's 7-0 loss to Liverpool In the middle, Bruno Fernandez pushed the assistant referee.


In addition, Fulham must submit a defense document against the FA's allegations within the next few days, but can also ask for an extension.