Marco Silva fined £12,000 over Newcastle vs Everton incident

By Matthew Treadwell

Image: Everton boss Marco Silva confronts match officials at St James' Park

Everton manager Marco Silva has been fined £12,000 by the Football Association for confronting match officials following Everton's 3-2 defeat at Newcastle on March 9.

Silva accepted an improper conduct charge at an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing on Tuesday.

Everton had led 2-0 at half-time before Newcastle staged a remarkable second-half comeback,with Silva claiming five players had been in offside positions in the build-up to Ayoze Perez's winning goal.

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In his post-match interview, Silva told Sky Sports: "When they scored the third goal it was a big mistake by the assistant, nothing more to say.

"It was a clear offside. If you see the image it's not just one player or two players in offside positions, there were five Newcastle players in the same line in offside positions.

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"It was a clear offside, five players in offside positions."

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Everton recovered from the disappointment of losing at Newcastle by beating Chelsea 2-0 at Goodison Park on Sunday.

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They face West Ham away on March 30 when the Premier League resumes after the international break.

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