Tuesday 27 October 2015 19:05, UK
Jose Mourinho is likely to be on the touchline at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, Sky sources understand.
The Chelsea manager was charged on Monday by the Football Association "in relation to his language and/or behaviour towards the match officials in or around the dressing room area at half-time" during his side's 2-1 defeat to West Ham on Saturday.
Mourinho has until 6pm on Thursday to respond to the charge, which only gives the FA a day to convene the independent panel and discuss the case before Chelsea take on Liverpool on Saturday lunchtime.
Sky sources understand the case will almost certainly be heard next week, leaving Mourinho free to take his place in the dug-out for the match and against Jurgen Klopp's team.
Mourinho watched the second-half of the match at the Boleyn Ground from the directors' box following a half-time incident with referee Jonathan Moss, who had shown a red card to Nemanja Matic and also sent Chelsea coach Silvino Louro to the stands for his reaction to the decision.
The independent panel can take previous game-time charges into account. Mourinho returned to Chelsea in 2013 and has since been set to the stands twice, firstly against Cardiff City in October 2013 and again against Aston Villa in March 2014.
However, the panel cannot take into consideration previous post-match charges, such as criticising officials to the media, as these are separate offences.
Earlier this month, Mourinho was fined £50,000 and given a one-match suspended stadium ban by the FA for criticising referees in the media following Chelsea's 3-1 home defeat to Southampton.
He is currently contesting that verdict having labelled the fine a "disgrace". The panel cannot invoke Mourinho's suspended stadium ban on this occasion.
Mourinho could, however, receive a five-match stadium ban because of previous cases handled by the panel.
Former Nottingham Forest manager Billy Davies was handed a five-match touchline ban by the FA in March 2014 after being charged for the same offence as Mourinho.
There is no minimum or maximum penalty he can be given and the panel will discuss Moss' findings and response before making a final decision on any punishment.
