The FA has charged Troy Deeney over comments the striker made in the wake of Watford's rollercoaster 3-3 draw with Bournemouth earlier this month.
Deeney, 30, took issue with referee David Coote's decision not to dismiss Cherries midfielder Dan Gosling for a lunging challenge on Tom Cleverley at the Vitality Stadium.
In a post-match interview with the BBC, Deeney said: "Abdoulaye Doucoure probably did get lucky, but you can't tell me that their boy [Gosling] did not try to do Tom Cleverley.
"They know it, we know it, but the referee bottled it on a few occasions today."
Troy Deeney has been charged following post-match media comments he made about the appointed match referee for Watford’s game against Bournemouth on 2 January 2019. He has until 18:00 on 15 January 2019 to respond to the charge. pic.twitter.com/sLOwfusj8W— FA Spokesperson (@FAspokesperson) January 10, 2019
