It’s a derby: Why Arsenal and Tottenham have been charged by the FA

Arsenal and Tottenham have been charged by the FA after a fight broke out following Eric Dier’s celebration during the north London derby on Sunday.

Dier ‘hushed’ the Emirates crowd by putting his finger to his lips when he equalised for Spurs in the first-half, with the Gunners eventually going on to win 4-2.

Arsenal substitutes warming up nearby, including Aaron Ramsey and Stephen Lichtsteiner, took issue with Dier’s antics, sparking a melee between both sets of players.

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino ran the length of the touchline to try and diffuse the situation.Both clubs have been charged with failing to “ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion” and have until 6pm on Thursday to respond.

Dier’s goal cancelled out Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s early penalty, before Harry Kane’s spot-kick saw Spurs enter the half-time break 2-1 in front.However, a second-half blitz from Arsenal saw them turn the game around as Aubameyang grabbed his second, before Alexandre Lacazette and Lucas Torreira secured a stunning victory.

Meanwhile, a Tottenham fan was arrested and banned ‘indefinitely’ for throwing a banana skin at goalscorer Aubameyang.

Aubameyang was celebrating in front of the Spurs fans when the banana skin was thrown

Aubameyang was celebrating in front of the Spurs fans when the banana skin was thrown
A Spurs spokesman said: “Behaviour such as this is completely unacceptable and the supporter in question will be issued with a ban.”

Throwing Banana skins won’t magically get you them 3 points you failed to retrieve ??‍♂️?

Aubameyang’s caption has made my day “#WhysManDoingThis?”

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— terrellegrahamreviews.com (@TerrelleGraham) December 3, 2018

Aubameyang posted a picture of the incident, with the caption ‘#whysmandoingthis’ and an emoji of a banana.

The fiery encounter was reflected in the stands, with a total of six arrests made and four supporters charged.