Why is Arne Slot not banned for Liverpool vs Newcastle? | OneFootball

Slot has accepted an FA charge but verdict on a punishment has not yet been made

Arne Slot will be on the touchline as Liverpool host Newcastle in the Premier League tonight.

The Reds have lost just once in the Premier League all season and sit 11 points clear at the top of the table, with it increasingly hard to see how any club will stop them from being crowned champions.

Slot will be in the dugout at Anfield, despite accepting an FA charge following his red card against Everton two weeks ago.

Why is Arne Slot not banned for Liverpool vs Newcastle?

Slot was charged by the FA for his dismissal after the full-time whistle at Goodison Park, with it confirmed that was for something he said to the officials.

A statement from the FA read: "The Liverpool manager allegedly acted in an improper manner and/or used insulting and/or abusive words and/or behaviour towards both the match referee and an assistant referee after the match had finished.”

Slot accepted that charge, but the FA have still not yet made a decision on what punishment to hand out to Slot and his assistant Sipke Hulshoff, who was also shown a red card.

It means Slot has been on the touchline for recent matches Wolves, Aston Villa and Manchester City, and will be again tonight against Newcastle.

That means if the Liverpool boss is handed a two-match touchline ban, he will have to watch the Carabao Cup final at Wembley from the stands.