West Bromwich Albion midfielder Chris Brunt has been suspended for one match and fined £8,000 after accepting a Football Association misconduct charge . The 30-year-old had requested a personal hearing after being charged with using abusive and/or insulting words and/or behaviour towards a match official in or around the tunnel area after the final whistle following Albion 's 2-0 FA Cup defeat to Aston Villa this month . Brunt is banned with immediate effect and will miss Saturday 's Barclays Premier League trip to Manchester City . West Bromwich Albion midfielder has been handed a one match ban and an £8,000 fine by the FA . Brunt argues with referee Anthony Taylor after he sends off Claudio Yacob during the game at Villa Park . The Northern Ireland international faced the threat of a two-game ban and Albion 's director of football administration Richard Garlick believes the punishment reflected the circumstances in which the game finished . Villa fans invaded the pitch at the final whistle and had also run onto the surface while the game was still in play , with the invasions the subject of an FA investigation . Referee Anthony Taylor had also sent off Albion 's Claudio Yacob and Villa 's Jack Grealish towards the end of the match . Thousands streamed on to the pitch after the match , which helped make Brunt 's an 'extraordinary case ' 'We had a fair hearing and feel the punishment is an acknowledgement by the Commission that this was an extraordinary case , ' said Garlick , after the Independent Regulatory Commission in London on Tuesday . 'It was a difficult end to the game for everyone and emotions were running high . ' I think Chris 's disciplinary record , which has seen him issued with one red card in more than 400 appearances at the highest levels , was also rightly noted . '
The FA have handed a one match ban and £8,000 fine to Anthony Taylor . West Bromwich Albion midfielder was charged with using abusive and/or insulting words and/or behaviour towards a match official . The incident occurred in the aftermath of West Brom 's FA Cup exit . Brunt misses Saturday 's Premier League trip to face Manchester City .