Frank Lampard fined £2,000 but avoids touchline ban after FA misconduct charge for rowing with officials in Derby’s loss to Rotherham
- Frank Lampard was sent to the stands for rowing with officials on Saturday
- The Derby boss was protesting a handball decision that went against his team
- He will still be in the dugout for Tuesday’s match against Blackburn
Derby boss Frank Lampard has been fined £2,000 after accepting a Football Association misconduct charge.
The 40-year-old was sent to the stands in Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Rotherham after arguing with the officials in the 77th minute.
Lampard was protesting against a handball decision at the New York Stadium having already seen Tom Lawrence sent off and a penalty awarded against the Rams.
Derby boss Frank Lampard has been fined £2,000 by the FA for a misconduct charge
Lampard was sent to the stands but returns to the dug-out for Tuesday’s match with Blackburn
He has avoided a touchline ban so will be in the dugout for the visit of Blackburn on Tuesday.
‘I need to go back to the rulebook myself because I do not want to be leaving the game,’ Lampard said after the match.
‘I was upset with a handball. If those are the rules, managers will get sent off every game.
‘I like communication with officials but there was none of that. It wasn’t a penalty. They got a soft one but we didn’t get one.’
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