Mohammed Kudus has been charged with improper conduct following his red card in West Ham’s 4-1 defeat to Tottenham, which puts the forward at risk of an extended suspension.The incident occurred in the final moments of the match when Kudus clashed with Tottenham players Micky van de Ven and Pape Matar Sarr. Initially, referee Andrew Madley issued a yellow card, but after a VAR review, it was upgraded to a straight red.The altercation began with Kudus kicking Van de Ven twice while the defender was on the ground, and then shoving him in the face when he got up to confront him. Despite efforts from his teammates to calm him down, Kudus proceeded to push Sarr in the face as well.The 24-year-old has now been charged by the Football Association for improper and/or violent conduct.When the Gunners see red…The FA released a statement saying: ‘Mohammed Kudus allegedly acted in an improper manner and/or used violent conduct after the offence that he was sent off for.’Typically, violent conduct results in a minimum three-match ban, but if the charge is upheld, Kudus could face an even longer suspension. He is already set to miss crucial matches against Manchester United, Nottingham Forest, and Everton. After the international break, West Ham’s schedule includes games against Newcastle and Arsenal.Both West Ham and Tottenham have also been charged with failing to manage their players’ conduct during the match.The FA’s statement further detailed:’Tottenham Hotspur allegedly failed to ensure that their players didn’t behave in an improper and/or provocative way around the 82nd minute.’West Ham United allegedly failed to ensure that their players didn’t behave in an improper and/or provocative and/or violent way at the same time.’##NAJAVA_MECA_8435595##All parties, including Kudus and the two clubs, have until Thursday to respond to the charges.Former Premier League referee Mike Dean commented on the incident, suggesting Kudus might face additional consequences.’When you see the footage back, the first one he could have got sent off for, which hopefully he has,’ Dean said.’Hopefully the second one the FA will then take retrospective action so he’ll get done twice in my opinion because he’s hit two different players in the face on two occasions.’This situation brings back memories of Joey Barton’s infamous red card in 2012, when he received a nine-game suspension for three separate incidents during Queens Park Rangers’ clash with Manchester City.pic.twitter.com/qIupzoxWkj— FA Spokesperson (@FAspokesperson) October 22, 2024
