- Wolves were not happy that John Stones’ stoppage-time winner was allowed to stand
- Hobbs confronted officials in the tunnel and Kavanagh included the incident in the report
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Wolves sporting director Matt Hobbs has been accused of misconduct by the Football Association over an incident following their loss to Manchester City on Sunday.
Wolves were not happy that John Stones’ injury-time winner was allowed to stand after a VAR check.
The defender’s header was awarded by referee Chris Kavanagh after it was initially disallowed because Bernardo Silva was in an offside position.
The FA confirmed on Monday that they had already written to head coach Gary O’Neil seeking his comments following his controversial comments about the officials after the match.
Hobbs confronted the match officials in the tunnel after the full-time whistle of the defeat to City and Kavanagh included the incident in his report.
Wolves sporting director Matt Hobbs has been charged by the FA with misconduct
Wolves were not happy that John Stones’ stoppage-time winner was allowed to stand
An FA statement said: ‘Matt Hobbs is alleged to have acted in an inappropriate manner and/or used abusive words towards the match official(s) around the tunnel area after the final whistle. He has until Monday, October 28 to respond.”
Hobb’s accusation comes after Gary O’Neil was asked to explain his comments after the last loss to City, in which he said referees could be operating with unconscious bias against bigger clubs.
The Football Association has contacted Molineux club following their manager’s comments.
O’Neil said after Sunday’s match: ‘There’s no way people are deliberately against Wolves, let’s be clear.
‘But is there something in the subconscious surrounding decision-making? Are you more likely to unknowingly give it to Man City than to Wolves?
‘My senses are heightened when we face Manchester City, are the officials the same? When it is [Erling] Haaland and Man City, is there something in there that, not on purpose, influences the decision-making?
Gary O’Neil was asked to explain his comments after the last loss to City
‘They guarantee me that is not the case. But they are human and Man City scoring a last-minute winner is something big, something bigger than Wolves scoring a last-minute goal against West Ham.
“If I have to upset someone on the street and there’s a big guy and a little guy on the street, I’m going to upset the little guy.”
The comments were enough for the FA to determine that O’Neil has a case to answer and the Wolves boss could face punishment if the governing body decides he has crossed the line.