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Simon Bajkowski & Ste McGovern

Man City hit with FA charges for Arsenal incidents ahead of Nottingham Forest clash

Manchester City have been charged by the Football Association ahead of this weekend's meeting with Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.

The Premier League champions have been levelled with two charges by the governing body over the conduct of their players during Wednesday's 3-1 win over Arsenal. The Gunners have also been charged.

The two clubs played out a feisty clash in North London that frequently threatened to boil over. Both sets of players had plenty to say to the referee throughout a match that had numerous flashpoints, and also saw Kevin De Bruyne targeted with objects thrown from the crowd, an incident being investigated separately.

City have been charged for two separate incidents. The first came in the 42nd minute, when referee Anthony Taylor gave a penalty against Ederson despite Eddie Nketiah getting his shot away.

They have also been charged for an incident in the 64th minute when City players were furious that Nketiah did not receive more than a yellow card for a strong challenge on Ruben Dias. Arsenal have been charged for surrounding the referee when he awarded a penalty against Gabriel for a foul on Erling Haaland, before it was ruled out for offside.

It is alleged that both clubs failed to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion for the times when they surrounded the match official. They have until Tuesday, February 21 to provide their response.

Forest's encounter with City kicks off at 3pm on Saturday. It will be the first time the Reds have hosted the Manchester outfit since October 2001.

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