Butt facing further ban

BIRMINGHAM midfielder Nicky Butt is facing a further two-match suspension after admitting a charge of abusive and/or insulting words towards a match official following his sending-off against Portsmouth on Saturday.

The former Manchester United star still has two matches of a three-game ban to serve for being red-carded by referee Dermot Gallagher for violent conduct after kicking out at Portsmouth striker Dario Silva.

But Butt has now also admitted an additional charge of using abusive and/or insulting words towards a referee’s assistant as he left the pitch shortly before half-time at Fratton Park.