RYAN KENT IS facing a Scottish Football Association (SFA) charge following a violent clash with Celtic captain Scott Brown in Rangers’ 2-1 Old Firm Derby defeat on Sunday.
Liverpool loanee Kent appeared to throw a punch at Brown shortly after James Forrest struck the winning goal four minutes from time at Celtic Park on Sunday.
The incident was not seen by the match officials, but the SFA has opened a ‘Fast Track’ disciplinary case against the player.
In a statement, the SFA confirmed Kent allegedly breached Disciplinary Rule 200, which concerns: “Where any one of the sending off offences of (A1) serious foul play, (A2) violent conduct, and (A3) spitting at an opponent or other person is committed by a player at a match, but that sending off offence was not seen by any of the match officials at the time that it was committed the mandatory suspension for that sending off offence as provided for in Annex C of the Judicial Panel Protocol shall be applied to the player.”
The case will be heard by a tribunal on Thursday.
Kent had earlier cancelled out Odsonne Edouard’s opening goal, with Rangers down to 10 men after Alfredo Morelos was sent off for elbowing Brown.
Rangers’ defeat saw them slip 13 points behind Premiership leaders Celtic after 31 matches
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Proper order
@Declan Brady: delightful to see them fall apart at the seams again on Sunday. Discipline comes from the top and he isn’t instilling it
Funny this incident is rangers fans highlight of their season!
Kent even looks like someone who would play for The Rangers.
@Ciaran Rice: sounds like one too
Appearing to throw one?
Plug his head into the mains That’s A proper charge
Kents surname just about sums him up.
Hope they investigate that eejit Brown for his display towards the away fans at the end of the game. Stupid act
@wattsed56:what if they investigate it properly and find they were singing songs about his sister who passed away…will that not embarrass them further and show Brown as being just another human?
@wattsed56: you ok hun ?
@wattsed56: ha, the rage is beautiful.
Why not charged by the police for assault?