Chelsea may be hit with a points deduction, after being charged over player behaviour for the fifth time in 19 months.
The Blues and Manchester City have already been charged by the Football Association, for failing to control their players over the mass brawl that ensued at the Etihad last weekend.
The incident saw two City players – Sergio Aguero and Fernandinho – sent off.
No Chelsea player was dismissed, but the Stamford Bridge side are in danger of becoming the first top-flight team since 1990, to suffer the grave consequences.
Manchester United and Arsenal were punished for brawling in 1990 with points deduction and the FA has already warned Chelsea, after they appealed over the ugly scenes in the London Derby against Tottenham in May this year.
The conclusion of that panel was that Chelsea could be be docked points if their players continued to misbehave.
It read: “The Board is satisfied the greater fine on Chelsea fairly reflects its role in the incident and its lamentable recent record for failing properly to control its players. The time cannot be too far distant when a Commission concludes the only proper sanction is a points deduction.”
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