Wolves striker Matheus Cunha has been charged by the FA with acting in an improper manner following his red card during his side’s FA Cup defeat at AFC Bournemouth on Saturday.

Having levelled for the Old Gold, who are 17th in the Premier League, one place and five points ahead of the Blues, to make the fifth round tie 1-1, Cunha was dismissed by referee Sam Barrott in the closing moments of extra-time for punching, kicking and headbutting Cherries defender Milos Kerkez.

The Brazilian international subsequently appeared to refuse to leave the touchline while arguing with staff who were pointing him towards the dressing room and the FA has now confirmed that he has been charged in relation to his reluctance to leave the pitch.

A statement reads: “Matheus Cunha has been charged following the FA Cup tie between Wolverhampton Wanderers and AFC Bournemouth on Saturday 1st March.

“It’s alleged that the forward acted in an improper manner around the 121st minute of the fixture after his dismissal. Matheus Cunha has until Monday 10th March to provide a response.

A red card for violent conduct triggers an automatic three-match suspension but Cunha now looks set for a longer spell on the sidelines.

Following Town’s 2-1 win at Molineux in December, Cunha elbowed and aggressively removed a member of the Blues’ security staff’s glasses.

The clash was missed by referee Simon Hooper but the 25-year-old later accepted an FA charge and was suspended for two matches and fined £80,000. That incident may be taken into account when the latest charge is considered by an independent regulatory panel.

As it stands, Wolves’ 15-goal top scorer is set to miss the Premier League games against Everton, Southampton and West Ham with a one-match extension seeing him also unavailable for the trip to Portman Road on Saturday 5th April.

Cunha apologised to his teammates for his dismissal in an Instagram story after Saturday’s match: “In the end, another game where you guys did your best. I couldn’t lose my head at the end. Sorry.”

Head coach Vitor Pereira said: “After this game the emotional side was very high. A lot of pressure. In the end [Cunha’s reaction] is what can happen. It should not happen, but this is something that happens in football and we must deal with the situation.”

Photo: Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra

matty81 added 18:01 - Mar 5 One game for the punch, one for the kick and one for the headbutt, seems like a lovely guy.
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chorltonskylineblue added 18:13 - Mar 5 This from the BBC Sport website (Wolves feed) earlier today: "Cunha was suspended for two games in January after clashing with a member of Ipswich's security and grabbing his glasses from his face following the visitors' 2-1 win at Molineux in December. That is not expected to be a mitigating factor in any further ban if the Brazil international is charged." So looks like they'll judge this incident just on its own.

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trevski_s added 18:17 - Mar 5 "Its alleged that he acted in an improper manner"....alleged??? At least the second offence like this this season so should really be suspended for a much longer period than the standard 3 games for this sort of offence. Wolves themselves should also be punished for failing to control their players both on and off the pitch (again on multiple occasions)
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SickParrot added 18:38 - Mar 5 Red carded for punching, kicking and headbutting a player. That's more than violent conduct, it's a serious assault. He must be banned for at least 4 games and should be required to complete an anger management course before he's allowed to play again. If he doesn't learn to control his temper he could seriously injure someone.
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baldman added 18:39 - Mar 5 And available just in time to play us shock horror
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SpiritOfJohn added 18:45 - Mar 5 The previous offence can't possibly mitigate this one - that doesn't make any sense. However, it could compound it. No doubt he will admit the charge, while at the same time claiming he did nothing wrong, and then he will offer to buy the Bournemouth player some new shin pads.
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Gforce added 19:10 - Mar 5 No doubt in his response he'll come out with some sob story,same as he did last time and the FA will fall for it,same as they did last time.
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Dizzyhat added 19:18 - Mar 5 I like that Victor Pereira's response, after the match, was to do a 'Wenger' and insist that he didn't see what happened because "I was busy watching the ball". Would that be the same ball that Dean Huijsen (stood on the left of the fracas, in the picture above) is holding in his hand, Victor?!
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Edmundo added 19:19 - Mar 5 https://www.skysports.com/football/video/34079/13236983/west-hams-mohammed-kudus Kudus got five for this. Similar?
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ArnieM added 19:23 - Mar 5 Probably get a one match ban suspended until the end of the season. The To ss a
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ipswichboi added 19:28 - Mar 5 Throw the book at that little Cun*ha
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Elpelly added 20:06 - Mar 5 He definitely deserves a 5+ game ban, but I doubt he’ll get one, having got off lightly after the first incident.
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Jugsy added 20:11 - Mar 5 SpiritOfJohn, the FA’s use of English is criminal. They did it before with his last ban, the description of the offence didn’t make sense.
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victorysquad added 20:49 - Mar 5 They will bottle it and settle for 3 game ban.
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JewellintheTown added 22:30 - Mar 5 If he's let off lightly again and available to play us, I'm sure we'll give him a warm Ipswich welcome.
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Dissboyitfc added 22:49 - Mar 5 While the fa have said the last incident wont have an affect on this lateset charge, i cant see how it wont for a starters people cannot say this is out of character and he is lovely person! when they consider all the evidence, the previous incident will be in their thoughts! Throw the book at him, it will also shut up their smug fans!
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IpswichT62OldBoy added 23:13 - Mar 5 It his previous would not be a mitigation but an aggravation of his latest offences.
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gosblue added 02:47 - Mar 6 When he assaulted the Ipswich security chappie, as well as the two match ban and fine, he should have been given a two match ban suspended for six months. He would now be facing an automatic five match ban for the red card for violent conduct. I also think the police should get involved in such cases if they don't think the FA's punishment is severe enough.
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BrockleyBlue78 added 06:18 - Mar 6 Well done gosblue, excellent point
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BobbyBell added 08:29 - Mar 6 IMO this is a result of not punishing him properly last time. It was a feeble two match ban for an assault and one game was a cup game that he probably wouldn't have played in anyway. A very strong message needs to follow this latest incident telling players that this kind of behaviour will not be tolerated. Forget the fines, they mean nothing, just give a lengthy ban. I would think a minimum of 5 games would make players sit up and take notice. Image the reaction from players if it was 7 or 8 games, How many would risk behaving that way then?

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BerksBlue15 added 08:59 - Mar 6 The FA will want him nicely rested for when he comes to Portman Road, so imagine it'll just be three games with some nonsense about how he said he will be a good boy from now on and won't do it again. Shame for Wolves fans that this thug is the face of your team and star player. Probably why Arsenal and others didn't go for him in January despite being desperate for a forward. Let's hope if he is back for 5th April, one of the Town players gives him some proper justice. Six months out after a 'mistimed' tackle should do nicely.

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Radlett_blue added 09:06 - Mar 6 Absurd if they don't take previous (and very recent) offences into consideration when deciding the length of the ban.
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Barty added 09:30 - Mar 6 The blokes an animal and should be banned for life
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CobboldCrusty added 09:30 - Mar 6 A lot of talk about 1-3 game ban likely from the FA. Unless I am mistaken, the fact they've said they are going to charge him means that it will be at least 4. The standard being 3 for violent conduct plus another because this is the second time it's happened. Given he hasn't learned from previous error, I would be really surprised if they reduce on 4 and if anything would be expecting 5+ game ban.

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BobbyBell added 14:01 - Mar 6 I wonder what Butcher or Hunter would have made of him.
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