Hull City Manager Phil Brown Charged by the FA

Hull City manager Phil Brown has been charged by the FA for improper conduct on the touchline during the 5-0 Premier League defeat to Wigan.

Brown left the touchline after a water bottle he kicked in frustration accidentally hit the fourth official.

However, he was not sent to the stands by match referee Michael Jones and went by his own volition.

But the FA have asked the former Bolton Wanderers assistant boss to explain his actions.

The 49-year-old has been given until September 17 to respond to the charge.

Hull suffered their first defeat of their debut top-flight campaign at the KC Stadium on August 30, having beaten Fulham and drawn with Blackburn in their first two games.