Cabaye charged with violent conduct after lashing out at El-Abd in FA Cup defeat Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye has become the latest player to be charged retrospectively by the FA for his kick on Adam El-Abd. Cabaye left the Brighton defender with a bloody lip during the Magpies' shock 1-0 FA Cup fourth-round defeat on Saturday. The flashpoint was missed by referee Lee Probert - but captured on video. And after reviewing the footage, the FA's disciplinary committee decided Cabaye's actions were worth a sending off and charged the Frenchman with violent conduct. Out of Toon: Yohan Cabaye is waiting to hear if he will be banned by the FA A statement said: 'Newcastle United midfielder Yohan Cabaye has been charged with violent conduct following an incident in the FA Cup fourth round tie against Brighton Hove Albion. 'Cabaye was involved in an incident involving Brighton's Adam El-Abd during the FA Cup tie at the Amex Stadium on Saturday 28 January. 'Cabaye has until 6pm on Tuesday, January 31 2012 to respond to the charge.' The 26-year-old faces a three-match ban if he accepts or is subsequently convicted of the charge, with Newcastle well aware that the penalty could be increased if he decides to fight the allegation and fails. Key man: Cabaye has become an integral part of Alan Pardew's side Cabaye would be a huge miss for Magpies boss Alan Pardew, particularly with regular central midfield partner Cheick Tiote still away on African Nations Cup duty with Ivory Coast. The pair have played a major role in Newcastle's rise to sixth in the Barclays Premier League table and the absence of both at the same time would prove a significant loss. Should Cabaye plead guilty, he would miss Wednesday night's Barclays Premier League trip to Blackburn, Sunday's home clash with Aston Villa and the tough visit to Tottenham the following weekend. Double blow: Midfield partner Tiote is already away at the Africa Cup of Nations The France international joined the club in a £4.3million switch from French double winners Lille last summer and has been a big hit on Tyneside. Indeed, along with team-mate Demba Ba, he has been described as one of the bargains of the season and has further enhanced the reputation of the club's recruitment team. Cabaye's first season in England has not been without controversy, however, with the Frenchman having already served a one-match suspension for reaching five bookings and established a reputation for, at times, over-zealous tackling. WITH HIM OUT AND 2 HARD GAMES COMING UP I CAN SEE THE POINTS GAP BETWEEN US CLOSING, and the skunks say Clatters is dirty, i think he will call in sick if he has to play against Bardo
Give ower mate, hes no angel, Clatters just ploughs in and gets his dues, Cabaye is snidey and dirty imo
The difference os Cabaye plays for Newcastle, whereas Cattermole doesn't. If they had a midfield of Pol Pot, Ceausescu, Gen. Pinchet and Mussolini (in a diamond ofcourse), the sun would literally shine from their derrieres, and wouldn't possibly be culpable for any given atrocities.
He will get a ban, what is their conviction rate after charging people, 99% or something like that, the decision has already been made. Don't know why the FA bother with the charge, they might as well just go to the sentence as nobody ever seems to get found not guilty or win an appeal. Thats not to say I disagree with the decision in this case as he certainly meant to kick him.
Coming from a pleb with a Sunderland players name posting on a thread on the Sunderland board thats a bit rich
He has been pretty poor in the last few games and Abeid will hopefully come in and he is a good young talent.
There is only one person that knows if he meant it and that's cabaye. The Brighton lad doesn't know at all. It looks nasty but I would ban him on previous (spearing)
Thats not fair, basically any player in the EPL could be banned on previous like hmmm I dunno, Larsson for a deliberate handball on the line
By the letter of the law its a straight red and ban. In fairness Cabaye pulled out of going for the ball because Spearing was about to go through him for a shortcut so the boot could very well have been on the other foot.
