Wolves head coach Gary O’Neil has been hit with an immediate one-match touchline ban by the Football Association.
O’Neil will be suspended for Wolves’ Premier League match at champions Manchester City this weekend after being found guilty of improper conduct in the recent home defeat by West Ham.
Wolves were furious after a stoppage-time equaliser by Max Kilman was ruled out after a VAR check, with O’Neil then confronting referee Tony Harrington after the final whistle.
O’Neil described the decision as “scandalous” and “horrendous” and is understood to have spoken to Harrington in the official’s room.
In a statement announcing the charge, the FA alleged that O’Neil’s “language and/or behaviour in and or around the match officials’ changing room was improper and/or threatening.”
An independent three-person commission has ruled that O’Neil will be banned for one match, and also fined £8,000, and the FA could consider an appeal against the decision.
