Hull City's George Boyd has been charged by the Football Association following his side's game against Manchester City on 15 March.

The charge is in relation to an alleged breach of FA Rule E1[a] in that in or around the 68th minute of the game Boyd spat at Manchester City's Joe Hart. The incident was not seen by the match officials but caught on video.

Boyd has until 6pm on 19 March 2014 to respond to the charge.

England goalkeeper Hart will face no further action for his part in the clash after he was booked by the referee Lee Mason, with the FA confirming that – in line with its rules – it considers he has been dealt with.

Under a new pilot project in Premier League matches this season, if an incident has not been seen by the match officials, a three-man panel of former elite referees will be asked by the FA to review it and advise what, if any action, they believe the match referee should have taken had it been witnessed at the time.

For an FA charge to follow, all three panel members must agree it is a sending-off offence. In this instance, the panel were of the unanimous decision that it was an act of misconduct.

The flashpoint occurred when Boyd was denied a penalty after claiming to have been fouled by Hart.

City's captain, Vincent Kompany, will not face any disciplinary action for his reaction to his sending-off in the fiery contest.

Kompany was dismissed just 10 minutes into the game for a professional foul on Hull forward Nikica Jelavic.

That offence carries a mandatory one-match ban but Kompanyangrily kicked a wall as he headed down the tunnel and made what could be seen as an offensive gesture towards the fourth official , but the FA has decided no action will be taken.

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