Liverpool and England midfielder Steven Gerrard has formally denied a charge of violent conduct over his challenge on Everton's Gary Naysmith in the Merseyside derby on December 22.
The English FA confirmed today that a hearing would now take place on a date still to be decided.
Gerrard said he had never intended to hurt Naysmith after television replays showed him jumping two-footed into a challenge with the Everton defender during the nil-all draw at Anfield.
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