Duran charged by FA for improper conduct after his furious reaction to red card

Jhon Duran has been accused of inappropriate conduct by the Football Association over his reaction to his send-off against Newcastle on Boxing Day.

The Aston Villa forward was shown a straight red card after stamping on Newcastle defender Fabian Schar during the first half of the 3-0 defeat.

Infuriated by the decision, Duran then kicked a water bottle after leaving the field.

He is currently serving a three-match ban after the club failed to overturn the dismissal, but the frontman could now be hit with a new punishment.

Duran, 21, has until Friday to respond.

An FA statement read: 'Jhon Duran has been charged following the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Aston Villa on Thursday 26 December 2024.

'It is alleged that the Aston Villa striker behaved inappropriately in the 32nd minute of the match after being sent off.'

Villa manager Unai Emery was outraged by the referee's ruling and later admitted the suspension was 'difficult to accept'.

“I don't think he kicked him on purpose,” Emery said. 'Of course we will appeal and hopefully it won't be three games, because it is a very big punishment for this action.'

By half-time, tensions in the tunnel had spiraled out of control, resulting in a '20-man melee' breaking out and Newcastle assistant head coach Jason Tindall and Villa analyst Victor Manas being shown red cards.

Duran was absent from yesterday's 2-2 draw against Brighton and will also miss the upcoming games against Leicester and West Ham.

As it stands now, he will be eligible to make his return against Everton on January 15.

The Colombian international played 26 games this season and scored twelve goals.

More to follow.