Man Utd defender Harry Maguire was hit with an FA charge after receiving a red against Bournemouth before the break.
Maguire received a straight red card vs Bournemouth (Image: 2026 Robin Jones - AFC Bournemouth)
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Manchester United defender Harry Maguire will serve an additional one-game ban after being charged with acting in an improper manner towards the fourth official, meaning he will be absent against Chelsea this weekend. He has also been hit with a £30,000 fine.
Before the international break, Maguire was shown a red for pushing Bournemouth forward Evanilson to the ground in the penalty area. Referee Stuart Attwell pointed to the spot, despite waving away a similar challenge on Amad earlier in the match.
The defender protested the decision to Attwell before speaking to the fourth official as he departed the pitch. The FA subsequently charged Maguire with allegedly acting in an improper manner towards the fourth official.
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The FA released a statement saying: “Harry Maguire has been charged after being sent off in the 78th minute of Man Utd’s Premier League match against Bournemouth on March 20.
“It’s alleged that the defender acted in an improper manner and/or abusive and/or insulting words and/or behaviour towards the fourth official following his dismissal. Harry Maguire has until April 2 to provide a response.”
Maguire served a one-match ban for the red card, meaning he missed Monday night's game against Leeds, but the defender will now to serve an additional one-game ban against Chelsea this weekend.
The FA released a statement that read: "An independent Regulatory Commission has imposed a one-match suspension and £30,000 fine on Manchester United FC’s Harry Maguire.
"The defender was charged after being sent off in the 78th minute of their Premier League match against AFC Bournemouth on Friday 20 March.
"It was alleged that Harry Maguire acted in an improper manner and/or used abusive and/or insulting words and/or behaviour towards the fourth official following his dismissal.
"The defender subsequently admitted the charge. The Regulatory Commission imposed his sanctions following a hearing."
Michael Carrick is also set to be without Lisandro Martinez after the defender was sent off against Leeds. United are set to lodge an appeal to overturn Martinez's red card, which Carrick described as one of the "worst decisions" he'd seen. United are considering appealing because they believe the action was neither forceful nor intentional.
The precedent set by the Premier League's key match incidents panel suggests United's appeal may not be successful. In January, Everton defender Michael Keane was sent off after pulling the hair of Wolves striker Tolu Arokodare, but Everton's appeal was turned down by the panel.
David Moyes argued it could not be violent conduct because Keane was challenging for a header, but the majority view of the three-person panel of former players was that "the forceful pulling of a person's hair can be said to fall outside the normal constituent elements of a challenge in football".
The panel voted 2:1 that the red card was not incorrect and three games were not excessive. How each panel member voted is not revealed. Moyes later said that he was "angry" with the panel's decision.