Phil Brown to appear before FA panel

Hull City manager Phil Brown will today appear before an FA panel to face a charge of improper conduct following City’s FA Cup quarter-final defeat at Arsenal last season.

An enraged Brown was critical of the officials following City’s controversial 2-1 defeat at the Emirates.

The Tigers fell to an offside winner from William Gallas after Robin Van Persie had cancelled out Nick Barmby’s opener.

The match became known as ‘spitgate’ following Brown’s allegations that Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas had spat at Tigers assistant boss Brian Horton in the tunnel afterwards.

However, the Arsenal man was found to have no case to answer.