FA charge could held Hull

Hull have been given encouragement by the Football Association’s action against Doncaster’s Richie Wellens ahead of the deadline for a complaint being lodged over the Cesc Fabregas spitting row.

Fabregas was accused of spitting at Hull assistant boss Brian Horton just after the final whistle of Arsenal’s FA Cup quarter-final win, with an extension now granted until Monday for formal statements to be submitted.