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Liverpool – Everton manager Marco Silva has been fined £12 000 for confronting match officials on the pitch following his side’s 3-2 defeat at Newcastle earlier this month, the Football Association announced Tuesday.

“The Everton manager accepted an improper conduct charge from the FA, which resulted from his behaviour on the field of play at the end of the Premier League fixture against Newcastle United on March 9,” the FA said in a statement.

The Portuguese was furious at Newcastle’s winning goal being allowed to stand despite what he saw as “five Newcastle players in the same line in offside positions”, and confronted referee Lee Mason on the pitch before angrily questioning the linesman who had not raised his flag.

After the match – lost after Everton threw away a 2-0 half-time lead – Silva tore into the officials, saying that for “the third goal it was a big mistake by the assistant, it was a clear offside…”

But it was his move onto the pitch that led to the charge by the FA, English football’s governing body, and the fine by an independent regulatory commission.

Everton are 11th in the Premier League after responding to the Newcastle defeat by beating Chelsea 2-0 at the weekend.

Table

P W L D Pts

1 Liverpool 31 23 1 7 76

2 Manchester City 30 24 4 2 74

3 Tottenham Hotspur 30 20 9 1 61

4 Arsenal 30 18 6 6 60

5 Manchester United 30 17 6 7 58

6 Chelsea 30 17 7 6 57

7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 12 10 8 44

8 Watford 30 12 11 7 43

9 West Ham United 31 12 13 6 42

10 Leicester City 31 12 14 5 41

11 Everton 31 11 13 7 40

12 AFC Bournemouth 31 11 15 5 38

13 Newcastle United 31 9 14 8 35

14 Crystal Palace 30 9 15 6 33

15 Brighton & Hove Albion 29 9 14 6 33

16 Southampton 30 7 14 9 30

17 Burnley 31 8 17 6 30

18 Cardiff City 30 8 18 4 28

19 Fulham 31 4 22 5 17

20 Huddersfield Town 31 3 23 5 14

— AFP.