Wenger braced for FA action

Arsene Wenger admitted the mass brawl at the end of the Carling Cup final had taken the shine off a decent contest – and accepted repercussions looked inevitable.

Both Arsenal and Chelsea are likely to face sanctions from the Football Association after Wenger and his counterpart Jose Mourinho raced onto the Millennium Stadium pitch to try to quell the fracas, which began when Blues midfielder Mikel Jon Obi kicked the ball away at a free-kick after pulling back Kolo Toure.