Sunderland and Burton Albion hit with FA fine after red-card incident

Sunderland have been fined £2,500 after accepting an FA charge for failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion.

By Phil Smith

Published 3rd Mar 2021, 16:15 BST- 1 min read

The incident in question came in the 55th minute of the recent 3-0 win over Burton Albion.

Aiden O’Brien and Josh Earl were both shown a yellow card as a result of the confrontation, and though a number of other players were involved in the aftermath, no further immediate action was taken.

Earl had already been booked earlier in the game.

Burton Albion were fined £3,500.

Aiden O'Brien and Josh Earl were involved in an off-the-ball confrontation during the recent fixture between the two