improper conduct charge following an incident in Aston
Villa's clash with Swansea City.
Aston Villa defender Micah Richards has accepted a Football
Association (FA) charge of improper conduct following an
incident in the tunnel in last weekend's 2-1 Premier League
defeat to Swansea City.
Former Manchester City man Richards and Swansea's Federico
Fernandez clashed on the pitch in the first half of the game at
Villa Park, with Fernandez seen pushing his head towards his
opponent.
The FA decided that neither player would face a misconduct
charge for that coming together, but Richards was hit with an
improper conduct charge for an altercation in the tunnel.
Richards had until 6pm on Thursday to respond to the charge,
but Villa posted on Twitter on Friday: "Micah Richards admits
an FA charge of misconduct, relating to an incident at the end of
the Swansea match."
Last Saturday's loss proved to be the last straw for manager
Tim Sherwood, who was sacked a day later with Villa bottom of
the league with four points from 10 games.
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