Leicester fined £20,000 over brawl during home win against Aston Villa

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Leicester City have been hit with a £20,000 fine from the Football Association after a mass brawl at the end of Saturday’s Premier League home victory against Aston Villa.

The incident occurred after a challenge by Leicester’s Matty James on Villa’s Jores Okore. Villa’s Ciaran Clark reacted by knocking the Foxes midfielder off his feet.

As the duo pulled each other’s shirts, players from both sides surrounded them and became involved in a melee at the end of which James and Clark were each shown a red card.

City admitted an FA charge of failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or refrained from provocative behaviour, resulting in the fine.

Villa have admitted the same charge. However, their case is to be heard by an Independent Regulatory Commission in the near future.

It is the third time this season Villa have faced such a charge following similar incidents in the matches against Tottenham on 2 November and Manchester United on 20 December, resulting in £20,000 and £30,000 fines respectively.

Leicester defeated Villa 1-0 thanks to a goal from Paul Konchesky.