Souness charged by FA

Newcastle manager Graeme Souness was today charged with improper conduct towards a match official by the Football Association following his side’s 4-1 defeat at home to Fulham.

The 51-year-old Scot was sent from the bench after reacting furiously to referee Howard Webb’s decision not to award a penalty when skipper Alan Shearer went down under Papa Bouba Diop’s 31st-minute challenge.