Gus Poyet has hit out at the Premier League for the scoring system used in the Fair Play Table in which Sunderland are rock bottom . The Black Cats boss is currently contesting an FA charge of improper conduct after he kicked over a drinks bucket and was sent to the stands during the 1-1 draw at Hull earlier this month . Sunderland 's Gus Poyet has hit out at the Premier League for the scoring system used in the Fair Play Table . But Poyet is at a loss to explain why his side are considered the least sporting in the top flight . ‘ I don ’ t know how they get the points - it ’ s so superficial , ’ said Poyet of the table which takes into consideration factors such as positive play , respect towards opponents and behaviour of the coaching team . ‘ Until two months ago we hadn ’ t had a sending off , so how can we be bottom ? Poyet and Steve Bruce argue during their two sides ' clash on Wednesday evening at the KC Stadium . Bruce ( left ) had to be held back by the linesman as the row between the pair escalated . ‘ Maybe when I wave my arms , that ’ s minus one . Maybe the club will have to tie my hands behind my back ! ‘ We got fined once ( for surrounding the referee ) and we corrected that . ‘ I don ’ t care who ’ s in charge of the fair play rules , but they ’ re not fair . It ’ s an invention. ’ Referencing Newcastle ’ s Papiss Cisse and Manchester United ’ s Jonny Evans being banned for spitting , Poyet added : ‘ How many points is it for someone spitting at someone ? Three million ? Newcastle 's Papiss Cisse and Manchester United 's Jonny Evans squared at St James ' Park . Cisse has been banned for seven games , while Evans has received a six game suspension . ‘ Me , I ’ d use common sense . I ’ ve not seen anything that makes me think we ’ re dirty , so why we ’ re bottom , I don ’ t know . I ’ d like someone to explain . ‘ But there would be no explanation , just words that don ’ t make sense . I don ’ t accept it . I don ’ t care what they say , it ’ s not true. ’ Meanwhile , Poyet ’ s side – without a win in five – have another fight at the wrong end of the Premier League table and face relegation rivals Aston Villa this afternoon . Wes Brown reacts after being shown a straight red card by Referee Roger East against Manchester United . Brown smiles after being shown a straight red card for a challenge on Radamel Falcao against United . The Uruguayan played alongside new Villa boss Tim Sherwood at Spurs and is wary of their revival . ‘ I enjoyed playing with Tim next to me , ’ he said . ‘ He was always a character and you need characters on the pitch . ‘ What you see is what you get , there is no side to him . I know he will add forward play to his team and we need to be ready . They have had a couple of big derby wins so normally you would think they are in higher spirits than us. ’ Poyet is looking forward to coming up against former teammate Tim Sherwood at the weekend .
Sunderland sit rock bottom of the Premier League Gus Poyet has hit out at the points scoring system used in the table . Poyet is at a loss to explain why his side are considered the least sporting . The Uruguayan himself was sent to the stands during the game with Hull .