Mauricio Pochettino has been handed a two-match touchline ban and fined £10,000 following his clash with referee Mike Dean following Tottenham’s Premier League game with Burnley.
Pochettino strode on to the pitch to confront Dean after the 2-1 defeat at Turf Moor last month, a result that severely damaged his side’s Premier League title chances.
The FA have deemed that the Argentine’s actions amount to misconduct and he will be subsequently be forced to watch on from the stands for Spurs’ next two games against Southampton and Liverpool.
A statement from the governing body read: “Mauricio Pochettino has been fined £10,000 and will serve a two-match touchline ban following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing.
“The Tottenham Hotspur manager accepted an improper conduct charge from The FA, which resulted from his language and/or behaviour – both on the pitch and in or around the tunnel area – at the end of the game against Burnley on 23 February.”
1/22 Tom Heaton – 7 out of 10
Denied Harry Kane with a strong one-handed save and kept Burnley in the match.
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2/22 Phil Bardsley – 7 out of 10
Made some decent challenges in a well organised defence and worked well with Hendrick to secure the right side for Burnley.
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3/22 James Tarkowski – 6 out of 10
Defended well against Son, who was running all over the place but looked weak when the ball was dropped over the top of the defence towards Harry Kane.
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4/22 Ben Mee – 7 out of 10
Was good against the ball coming in from the wings and made some good clearances to ease the pressure on the home side’s defence.
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5/22 Charlie Taylor – 6 out of 10
Did okay on the left side and worked hard to push Burnley forward in the second half.
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6/22 Jeff Hendrick – 8 out of 10
Was a crackerjack on the pitch for Burnley, he ran into channels on the right wing and set up a couple of chances for the strikers but his tracking back to defend against Danny Rose was invaluable.
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7/22 Ashley Westwood – 6 out of 10
Challenged strongly for the ball in mid-field and was lucky not to get booked for some of his tackles.
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8/22 Jack Cork – 7 out of 10
Ran the ball forward from the centre of mid-field to spur Burnley forward, especially in the opening 20 minutes.
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9/22 Dwight McNeil – 6 out of 10
Started the attack that lead to Burnley’s goal in the second half and delivered the corner to get an assist.
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10/22 Ashley Barnes – 8 out of 10
Took a good shot in the first half that just went over the crossbar but combined well with Chris Wood upfront, and like a top striker poached a tap in in the dying minutes to give Burnley the win.
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11/22 Chris Wood – 8 out of 10
Along with Barnes he put a lot of pressure on Tottenham’s back three and made it hard for them to find any rhythm in the game when his header from a corner opened the scoring.
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12/22 Hugo Lloris – 6 out of 10
When things were level at 1-1 Lloris denied McNeil and allowed Spurs to try and push for a winner.
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13/22 Juan Foyth – 5 out of 10
Was a little sloppy on the ball, got caught in possession a few times and made some poor passes. Did better defending the ball though until Wood left him during a corner and scored the opener.
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14/22 Toby Alderweireld – 6 out of 10
Played at the centre of Tottenham’s defence but a few positional errors allowed Burnley in on goal.
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15/22 Jan Vertonghen – 6 out of 10
Defended well against Wood and limited the amount of shots Burnley had on goal.
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16/22 Serge Aurier – 7 out of 10
Worked the right side very well when Tottenham were attacking and made some good runs into the box as well as delivering decent crosses.
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17/22 Moussa Sissoko – 6 out of 10
Combined with Aurier well on the right side and acted as the playmaker down that side for Spurs.
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18/22 Harry Winks – 6 out of 10:
Continued his good form in mid-field for Tottenham and challenged for the ball strongly. He was also willing to shoot from range and had a shot blocked in the first half.
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19/22 Danny Rose – 6 out of 10
Performed his wingback duties well on the left. Did an effective job getting the ball into the box but Hendrick had the measure of him when he tried to run into the area.
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20/22 Christian Eriksen – 7 out of 10
Threaded passes forward with uncanny precision and worked his way into space to be able to shoot.
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21/22 Harry Kane – 7 out of 10
Looked a little off his best on his return to the side in the first half but showed signs of his quality in front of goal, once Tottenham went behind in the second half he came to life and scored the equaliser.
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22/22 Son Heung-Min – 7 out of 10
Pace and determination are his key skills and he showed them off today; his movement off the ball was rapid and well worked.
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1/22 Tom Heaton – 7 out of 10
Denied Harry Kane with a strong one-handed save and kept Burnley in the match.
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2/22 Phil Bardsley – 7 out of 10
Made some decent challenges in a well organised defence and worked well with Hendrick to secure the right side for Burnley.
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3/22 James Tarkowski – 6 out of 10
Defended well against Son, who was running all over the place but looked weak when the ball was dropped over the top of the defence towards Harry Kane.
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4/22 Ben Mee – 7 out of 10
Was good against the ball coming in from the wings and made some good clearances to ease the pressure on the home side’s defence.
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5/22 Charlie Taylor – 6 out of 10
Did okay on the left side and worked hard to push Burnley forward in the second half.
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6/22 Jeff Hendrick – 8 out of 10
Was a crackerjack on the pitch for Burnley, he ran into channels on the right wing and set up a couple of chances for the strikers but his tracking back to defend against Danny Rose was invaluable.
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7/22 Ashley Westwood – 6 out of 10
Challenged strongly for the ball in mid-field and was lucky not to get booked for some of his tackles.
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8/22 Jack Cork – 7 out of 10
Ran the ball forward from the centre of mid-field to spur Burnley forward, especially in the opening 20 minutes.
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9/22 Dwight McNeil – 6 out of 10
Started the attack that lead to Burnley’s goal in the second half and delivered the corner to get an assist.
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10/22 Ashley Barnes – 8 out of 10
Took a good shot in the first half that just went over the crossbar but combined well with Chris Wood upfront, and like a top striker poached a tap in in the dying minutes to give Burnley the win.
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11/22 Chris Wood – 8 out of 10
Along with Barnes he put a lot of pressure on Tottenham’s back three and made it hard for them to find any rhythm in the game when his header from a corner opened the scoring.
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12/22 Hugo Lloris – 6 out of 10
When things were level at 1-1 Lloris denied McNeil and allowed Spurs to try and push for a winner.
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13/22 Juan Foyth – 5 out of 10
Was a little sloppy on the ball, got caught in possession a few times and made some poor passes. Did better defending the ball though until Wood left him during a corner and scored the opener.
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14/22 Toby Alderweireld – 6 out of 10
Played at the centre of Tottenham’s defence but a few positional errors allowed Burnley in on goal.
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15/22 Jan Vertonghen – 6 out of 10
Defended well against Wood and limited the amount of shots Burnley had on goal.
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16/22 Serge Aurier – 7 out of 10
Worked the right side very well when Tottenham were attacking and made some good runs into the box as well as delivering decent crosses.
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17/22 Moussa Sissoko – 6 out of 10
Combined with Aurier well on the right side and acted as the playmaker down that side for Spurs.
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18/22 Harry Winks – 6 out of 10:
Continued his good form in mid-field for Tottenham and challenged for the ball strongly. He was also willing to shoot from range and had a shot blocked in the first half.
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19/22 Danny Rose – 6 out of 10
Performed his wingback duties well on the left. Did an effective job getting the ball into the box but Hendrick had the measure of him when he tried to run into the area.
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20/22 Christian Eriksen – 7 out of 10
Threaded passes forward with uncanny precision and worked his way into space to be able to shoot.
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21/22 Harry Kane – 7 out of 10
Looked a little off his best on his return to the side in the first half but showed signs of his quality in front of goal, once Tottenham went behind in the second half he came to life and scored the equaliser.
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22/22 Son Heung-Min – 7 out of 10
Pace and determination are his key skills and he showed them off today; his movement off the ball was rapid and well worked.
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Television pictures appeared to show Pochettino reacting angrily to something that Dean said during their meeting on the pitch, although neither party has revealed publicly the details of the exchange.
Pochettino accepted that, in his own words, he “crossed the line” during an argument, and did not contest an FA charge.
Tottenham’s manager was upset about some of Dean’s decisions during the game; he was seen to be in an animated conversation with fourth official Craig Pawson after Chris Wood scored Burnley’s opening goal from a corner that should not have been awarded, while there was anger too that home defender Phil Bardsley was only booked for a scything second-half challenge on Danny Rose.
However, the visitors also benefited from a controversial refereeing decision, with Rose allowed to take quick throw-in five yards further forward from where the ball went out of play in setting up Harry Kane’s equaliser.
Pochettino acknowledged afterwards that his frustration was caused more by his side’s defeat, sealed by Ashley Barnes’ late winner.
This sanction represents the first against Pochettino in his six years in the English game.