Brighton's Florin Andone charged over FA Cup ‘elbow’
Brighton forward Florin Andone has been charged with violent conduct following the FA Cup fourth-round replay with Albion.
Romania international Andone appeared to elbow Baggies midfielder Sam Field during the first half of Wednesday’s match at The Hawthorns.
He escaped punishment from referee Paul Tierney following the 27th-minute incident and went on to score the visitors’ equaliser as they progressed 3-1 after extra-time.
“Brighton’s Florin Andone has been charged with violent conduct. It follows an incident in the 27th minute of Wednesday’s game against West Brom in the Emirates FA Cup which was not seen by the match officials but caught on camera,” read a statement from the FA.
Andone has until 6pm today to respond to the charge.
