Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo has been handed a three-match touchline ban following his red card during last month's draw against Brighton.
Midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White, who was also penalized for his reaction to being sent off in the 2-2 draw, has received a one-game suspension. Gibbs-White was dismissed in the 83rd minute after picking up a second yellow card, with both Nuno and Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler also receiving red cards in the ensuing incident.
Nuno has been fined £55,000 and Gibbs-White £20,000. Hurzeler was given an £8,000 fine but avoided a touchline ban.
A Football Association statement, external read: “It was alleged that the Nottingham Forest head coach [Nuno] acted in an improper manner and/or used abusive and/or insulting words towards a match official.
“The Nottingham Forest midfielder [Gibbs-White] allegedly acted in an improper manner and/or used abusive and/or insulting words towards the fourth official after being sent off.
“It was alleged that the Brighton and Hove Albion manager [Hurzeler] acted in an improper manner.”
It said Nuno, Gibbs-White and Hurzeler all admitted to their respective charges, with the punishments enforced by the independent regulatory commission. Forest had asked for more time to prepare a response having initially been given until 27 September.
Nuno apologised for his reaction to the officials, including referee Rob Jones and fourth official Anthony Taylor, and had hoped his contrition would lead to leniency.
In addition to the two-match ban for the recent incident, Nottingham Forest's Portuguese manager Nuno Espirito Santo also had a one-game suspended ban activated, stemming from comments he made following Forest’s 2-0 defeat to Everton in April.
The suspension was triggered after Forest posted a controversial message on social media questioning the integrity of VAR official Stuart Attwell.
Last week, the club was fined £750,000 for the post, which had been viewed over 45 million times.
