And a number of papers, including The Sun, report that Mourinho face a touchline ban for Saturday’s vital match against Liverpool following an FA misconduct charge for his behaviour at West Ham.
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Silvino Louro, one of Mourinho’s assistants, was sent to the stands after Matic’s dismissal and has also been charged with misconduct.
Chelsea and West Ham have also been charged for failing to control their players after players from both clubs surrounded Moss at the end of the first half.
“All parties have until 6pm on Thursday [29 October 2015] to reply”.
Blues boss Jose Mourinho is in hot water with the FA again after reportedly telling referee Jon Moss: “Arsene Wenger was right – you are f*****g soft”.
Former general manager of the Professional Game Match Officials Board Hackett has now laid into Mourinho, claiming he is “tarnishing” the image of the Premier League with his antics.
Mark Hughes expects Jose Mourinho to ride out the tough times at Chelsea and get the club fighting for trophies on all fronts this season.
As reported yesterday in The -Daily Telegraph, Mourinho was -furious over the decisions to send off -Nemanja Matic and disallow a Cesc Fabregas goal against West Ham.
Smarting after yet another loss this past Saturday, Jose Mourinho will be hoping that his men can somehow scrape through to keep alive their only realistic shot of silverware.
It is not expected to automatically trigger the stadium ban, as that sanction, which is subject of an appeal, appears to relate specifically to rule E3 and improper conduct surrounding comments on officials.
The Stamford Bridge manager has been a repeated critic of referees during his time in English football but has taken his attacks to new heights this season.
Following a dreary goalless stalemate in Sunday’s Manchester derby at Old Trafford, Manchester City and Manchester United continue their League Cup campaigns on Wednesday.
Further disciplinary action awaits for Mourinho, though, while Chelsea can also anticipate a fine for having more than five players yellow carded in the game.
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Mourinho was given his public vote of confidence after the home defeat to Southampton on October 3 but has only guided the team to one win in the three subsequent games – and that was against relegation battlers Aston Villa.
