Premiership: Whelan could face FA rap after claiming ref was drunk

Middlesbrough's Noel Whelan risks an FA charge with his reaction to referee Andy D'Urso's decision to allow a Robert Pires goal at Highbury.

Middlesbrough's Noel Whelan risks an FA charge with his reaction to referee Andy D'Urso's decision to allow a Robert Pires goal at Highbury.

Whelan said: "It is a massive mistake by the ref. It looks like the game was too big for him and he's cost us with that decision."

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