Burnley supervisor Sean Dyche mentioned a report will likely be made to the English Football Association after Leeds midfielder Ezgjan Alioski appeared to taunt Dwight McNeil in the course of the Clarets’ 4-0 defeat on Saturday.
The controversial incident occurred within the second half of the Premier League conflict at Turf Moor when McNeil shouted angrily at Alioski after making a crunching problem on the Macedonian.
McNeil appeared to counsel Alioski had dived, however the Leeds participant bought to his toes and responding by protecting his ears and protruding his tongue.
Both benches bought concerned in an argument and referee Graham Scott then referred to as over Dyche and Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa, in addition to Clarets captain Ben Mee and Leeds skipper Luke Ayling, earlier than play might resume.
“A report has come into the referee and that will likely be handed on to the FA,” said Dyche, who did not say which player was involved.
“One of our players made the report and I was there to be a witness to the report, not the incident.
“The report has been made with the referee and that’s where it will stay for now.”
Asked if there was a racial component to the criticism, Dyche declined to remark additional and the FA mentioned it will await the report earlier than commenting.
Bielsa mentioned he had not seen Alioski’s response.
“I didn’t see that there was an incident between the 2,” he said.
“If there was a gesture I didn’t see it. I saw there was a dispute but I didn’t think it was too different to what usually happens within a game.”
Dyche withdrew McNeil moments later as he was changed by Johann Berg Gudmundsson, although the Burnley supervisor mentioned the choice was unrelated.
“I used to be going to take Dwight off,” he said. “He’s put in a lot of effort this season and done very well over this season.
“This was the first time he’s looked a bit jaded. I was nearly going to leave him out before the game, he’s put a big shift in this season.”
Mateusz Klich put Bielsa’s aspect forward on the stroke of half-time.
Leeds punished Burnley after the break as Jack Harrison added a second earlier than offering the 2 assists as Rodrigo got here off the bench to bag a brace.
Looking to complete within the high half of the Premier League of their first season again within the high tier, Leeds maintain a four-point cushion over Eleventh-placed Aston Villa earlier than Dean Smith’s aspect head to Crystal Palace on Sunday.
Fulham slumped to a 3-1 defeat at Southampton of their first match since their relegation from the highest flight was confirmed on Monday.
Ralph Hasenhuttl’s Saints took the lead within the twenty seventh minute from the sport’s first shot on the right track as Che Adams struck from shut vary following a James Ward-Prowse free-kick.
Southampton doubled their benefit on the hour when Nathan Tella tapped in.
Fulham’s Fabio Carvalho marked his full Premier League debut by pulling one again by way of the underside of the bar within the seventy fifth minute.
Theo Walcott restored Southampton’s two-goal lead with a deflected effort within the 82nd minute.
Later on Saturday, West Ham look to climb into fifth place with a win at Brighton.
David Moyes’ aspect are chasing an sudden place in subsequent season’s Champions League by way of a top-four end.
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