Burnley boss Vincent Kompany has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association after he was sent off during Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Chelsea.
The manager was dismissed by referee Darren England for protesting against a penalty decision that led to a red card for defender Lorenz Assignon.
Kompany said later that the standard of refereeing in this season’s Premier League “hasn’t been good enough”.
The former Belgium defender has until Friday to respond to the charge.
“It’s alleged that the manager’s language and/or behaviour around the 40th minute was improper and/or abusive and/or insulting towards a match official and/or questioned their integrity,” an FA statement read.
Assignon was shown a second yellow card shortly before half-time at Stamford Bridge for fouling Mykhailo Mudryk, and Kompany was sent to the stands for his reaction.
Speaking on Thursday, before his side’s trip to Everton on Saturday, Kompany said his comments on refereeing standards were not constructive.
“My comments on the standard of refereeing was just an objective assessment,” said Kompany. “It is life and there are ways to make it constructive, which is not the way I did it on Saturday, but what I am doing now. We have to move on and my main focus is the [Everton] game.”
On whether he would appeal the charge, Kompany said his focus was on the trip to Goodison Park and that the charge was “very far” from his mind.
Six Burnley players have been sent off in 30 games this season, the highest number of any Premier League team.
Speaking after the Chelsea game, Kompany said he was “not shying away” from giving feedback to officials and did not have “any issues with being fined”.
Burnley are 19th in the Premier League.
