{"id":289235,"date":"2023-09-27T17:35:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T17:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=289235"},"modified":"2023-09-27T17:35:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T17:35:20","slug":"reece-james-charged-by-the-fa-after-allegedly-confronting-the-referee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/reece-james-charged-by-the-fa-after-allegedly-confronting-the-referee\/","title":{"rendered":"Reece James charged by the FA after allegedly confronting the referee"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Reece James is charged by the FA after allegedly confronting the referee after Chelsea&#8217;s defeat to Aston Villa despite the Blues captain missing the game through injury<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chelsea lost the tie 1-0 but James is said to have acted in the tunnel afterwards<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He has missed the last few games through injury but had been close to a return<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chelsea captain Reece James has been charged by the Football Association after allegedly confronting the referee following the Blues&#8217; defeat to Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p>The England full-back missed Sunday&#8217;s game through injury and watched on as Chelsea&#8217;s poor start to the season continued with a 1-0 loss at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>The hosts had Malo Gusto sent off after his booking for a challenge on Lucas Digne was upgraded to a red card following a VAR review and James has now been charged with confronting referee Jarred Gillett.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Reece James has been charged with a breach of FA Rule E3 following Chelsea&#8217;s Premier League game against Aston Villa on Sunday, 24 September,&#8217; the FA announced in a statement on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s alleged that the defender used improper and\/or insulting and\/or abusive words and\/or behaviour towards a match official in the tunnel after the game.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/17\/75901483-0-image-a-44_1695831765263.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Reece James has been charged after he confronted the referee after Chelsea&#8217;s loss to Aston Villa on Sunday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/17\/75901503-0-image-a-45_1695831789095.jpg\" height=\"436\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea continued their poor form as they lost 1-0 with full-back Malo Gusto sent off in the game at Stamford Bridge<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/17\/75901487-0-image-a-46_1695831792159.jpg\" height=\"437\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>James hasn&#8217;t played for the club since the opening day of the season after suffering an injury<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Reece James has until Friday, 29 September to provide a response to this charge.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>As a result of the Villa loss, Chelsea sit 14th in the table and have won just one of their six Premier League games under new head coach Mauricio Pochettino.<\/p>\n<p>James was given the captain&#8217;s armband by Pochettino ahead of the new campaign but came off injured just 76 minutes into the 1-1 draw with Liverpool on the opening weekend.<\/p>\n<p>He has not played since as he continues to struggle with the issue in which is the latest in what has been a string of problems.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/17\/75902601-12567499-image-a-68_1695833559454.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Referee Jarred Gillett had originally shown Gusto a yellow card before changing his decision after a VAR review<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/17\/75902069-0-image-a-47_1695832771194.jpg\" height=\"384\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ben Chilwell had been named Chelsea vice captain but has been a substitute in the last two matches in the league<\/p>\n<p>Fellow full-back Ben Chilwell had been named the vice captain of the club but has been named on the bench in the last two matches, coming on as a substitute in both before getting booked.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues have lost three of their first six matches this season &#8211; to West Ham, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa &#8211; with two draws and just the solitary win, versus Luton.<\/p>\n<p>James had been expected to return soon but the result of his charge is yet to be disclosed. The Blues, meanwhile, will be without a natural right-back at Gusto begins his suspension against Fulham this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>He will add to the lengthy list of unavailable Chelsea players which also includes Christopher Nkunku, Wesley Fofana and Romeo Lavia. 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