Aston Villa boss John Gregory has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association for alleged abusive language towards referee Andy D'Urso. Gregory was sent from the dug-out shortly before half-time in the St Stephen's Day clash with Liverpool at Villa Park after a verbal confrontation with assistant referee Ray Gould and then D'Urso.
Gregory was unhappy with a penalty awarded against George Boateng for a challenge on Steven Gerrard. He also believed that Michael Owen was offside for Jari Litmanen's opening goal in Liverpool's 2-1 win. The Villa boss has already sent video evidence to the FA to back up his view that he had a legitimate claim against the decisions. Gregory was found guilty of a similar charge two years ago for an incident at Leicester.
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