Newcastle United have accepted a Football Association charge of failing to control their players but have asked for it to be "reassessed due to mitigating circumstances".
A number of players from Steve McClaren's side confronted referee Robert Madley after Fabricio Coloccini was shown a red card in the 3-0 defeat to Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Sunday.
The FA upheld Coloccini's appeal against his one-game suspension after accepting Madley had made "an obvious error", but issued a charge against the club for the resulting behaviour of their players.
"Newcastle United have admitted a charge of failing to control their players in last weekend's Tyne-Wear derby defeat at Sunderland," a club statement released on Friday read.
"The charge relates to the players' reaction to the match official's decision, which saw Sunderland awarded a penalty and captain Fabricio Coloccini issued with a red card, which has since been rescinded.
"The club has admitted the charge but has submitted an application for it to be reassessed due to mitigating circumstances."
