Birmingham's Nicky Butt has been charged by the English FA for making abusive comments to a match official at the weekend.
The midfielder, on loan at St Andrews from Newcastle, was sent off against Portsmouth on Saturday for kicking Dario Silva.
Having been dismissed by referee Dermot Gallagher, Butt was seen on television to direct his displeasure at the linesman whom Gallagher had consulted prior to showing the red card.
