Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo has been given a three-match touchline ban and fined £55,000 after accepting a misconduct charge from the Football Association.
Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White was sent off late on in the 2-2 draw at Brighton last month, with Nuno dismissed for his reaction. The England midfielder has been handed a one-match suspension and £20,000 fine by an independent regulatory commission.
Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler was also charged by the FA after he encroached on to the field to protest about Gibbs-White’s challenge on Joao Pedro.
A statement from the FA read: “Nuno Espirito Santo, Morgan Gibbs-White and Fabian Hurzeler admitted to their respective charges.
“The independent regulatory commission imposed a two-match touchline suspension and £55,000 fine on the Nottingham Forest head coach, which activated a further one-match touchline ban that had been suspended, as well as a one-match suspension and £20,000 fine on the Nottingham Forest midfielder.
“The Brighton & Hove Albion manager was fined £8,000 after accepting the standard penalty.”
‘A big sanction’
“I’m surprised it’s a big sanction but there’s nothing we can do,” said Nuno.
“It’s not for me to judge, my job is to move forward and make sure the coaching staff are ready to help the team.
“We had a hearing, everything was normal. The sanction has been decided. Let’s go.”
