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Everton boss Marco Silva has been charged by the FA for improper conduct after confronting the referee following his side's defeat to Newcastle.

The Blues manager watched his side throw away a two-goal lead to lose 3-2 at St James' Park on Saturday, with the last of those strikes from the hosts being a controversial one.

A number of Magpies players looked to be in an offside position, however the goal was allowed to stand.

After the match, Silva took to the field to angrily confront Lee Mason and the rest of the match officials over a number of decisions - and has now picked up an improper conduct charge for his actions.

A statement from the FA read: "Marco Silva has been charged with a breach of FA Rule E3 following the Premier League game against Newcastle United on Saturday [09 March 2019].

"It is alleged the Everton manager’s behaviour on the field of play at the end of the fixture amounts to improper conduct. He has until 18:00 on Thursday [14 March 2019] to respond to the charge."

Earlier this week, Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino was banned for two matches after confronting referee Mike Dean after watching his side lose to Burnley.