Kenny Jackett fears FA punishment after Portsmouth's heated post-match scuffle with Oxford United

Ronan Curtis and Oxford's John Mousinho were at the centre of an argument after the final whistle of last night's 1-1 draw. Picture: Joe PeplerRonan Curtis and Oxford's John Mousinho were at the centre of an argument after the final whistle of last night's 1-1 draw. Picture: Joe Pepler
Ronan Curtis and Oxford's John Mousinho were at the centre of an argument after the final whistle of last night's 1-1 draw. Picture: Joe Pepler
Kenny Jackett fears Pompey could be slapped with an FA fine following last night’s post-match skirmish.

After the 1-1 draw with Oxford, Ronan Curtis and the U’s substitute John Mousinho clashed as players left the pitch.

It sparked a melee on the Fratton Park turf between both sets of players, with referee Tim Robinson subsequently booking both Curtis and Mousinho.

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Regardless, Pompey’s boss believes the club could be handed a fine or warning over the initial incident which sparked the scenes.

He said: ‘It is what it is, at that moment both Ronan Curtis and one of their players were booked.

‘It was a coming together, so will get reported, but I did feel the whole incident was over before it started.

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‘It was one of those where there were a lot of staff on the pitch, that’s not right either.

‘Staff shouldn’t be on the pitch at all. I wasn’t myself.

‘It was an incident which was something of nothing, I didn’t think there were any punches thrown. It was over before it really set off.

‘But both clubs will get charged for that. It could be a fine or maybe a warning, it depends how many times you have done it.

‘But that type of incident is against the rules, even if it was over before it started. It’s not allowed.

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‘It was a big coming together of people. I was quite close to it and didn’t see any punches thrown.’

At the weekend, Preston's Darnell Fisher was captured carrying out a similar act on Sheffield Wednesday's Callum Paterson during their Championship encounter.

Fisher has since been charged by the FA – a punishment which could also befall Taylor for his actions on Curtis.

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