Sometimes it is hard not to react, particularly in the heat of the moment. "I reacted to something I found very unpleasant. Firstly to my teammates and to our supporters, secondly to Jonny Evans, and thirdly to every football fan who saw the incident between myself and Jonny.
In a statement of his own, Cisse said: "I have apologies to make to a lot of people today. It is certainly not something that I did last night." "It is not in my character or in my nature to spit at anybody, nor is it something I have ever done or would ever do. I would like to make it clear that I did not spit at Papiss Cisse.Įvans added: "During the game Papiss Cisse and I spoke about the incident and it is clear by my reaction in the television footage that I was totally surprised by any suggestion of spitting. In a statement on the United website, Evans said: "Having woken up this morning, I am shocked to have seen the media coverage from last night's match. Referee Anthony Taylor did not take any action, but footage of the incident was reviewed by a three-man panel of former elite referees, who all agreed that both players should have been sent off. The spitting incident followed a tangle between the players near the halfway line.Īs they climbed to their feet, Evans seemed to spit towards the ground and Cisse appeared to react by spitting at the United defender's neck. "In life, when you do something wrong you have to front up, admit your mistakes and accept the punishment."
Newcastle managing director Lee Charnley said: "Both ourselves and Papiss agree that this kind of behaviour is not acceptable. Both players have until 6pm on Friday 6 March 2015 to respond to the charge."Įarlier, United defender Evans denied spitting at Cisse, who has accepted the FA charge after issuing an apology for his behaviour. "The incidents were not seen by the match officials but caught on video. "The charges are in relation to an alleged breach of FA Rule E1 in that in or around the 38th minute of the game the two players spat at each other.
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