Aguero charged by FA over Reid elbow

Sergio Aguero has been charged with violent conduct by the Football Association after he was found guilty of violent conduct following a clash with Winston Reid  over the weekend.

The Argentina international elbowed Reid in the face after backing into the Hammers defender, and the FA confirmed on Tuesday that City’s striker had been charged.

A statement on the FA website read: “Sergio Aguero has been charged for an alleged act of violent conduct which was not seen by the match officials but caught on video.The Manchester City forward was involved in an incident with West Ham United’s Winston Reid in the 76th minute of the game on Sunday [28 August 2016]. He has until 6pm on Wednesday 31 August to reply.

Off the ball incidents which are not seen at the time by the match officials are referred to a panel of three former elite match officials. Each panel member will review the video footage independently of one another to determine whether they consider it a sending-off offence. For retrospective action to be taken, and an FA charge to follow, the decision of the panel must be unanimous.”