However, the FA haven’t charged either Richards or Fernandez for the incident that took place on the field of play during the game.
The FA have given Villa captain Micah Richards until the 29th October to reply.
The charge adds insult to injury, after Aston Villa lost the game 2-1 against Swansea and are in desperate need of points and have recently sacked manager Tim Sherwood.
Villa’s new center back has been in fairly decent form this season, but with poor results – he has become increasingly ill-disciplined which was evident in the game at the weekend, conceding a free kick on the edge of the area that Sigurdsson happily converted.
If the charge stands, Micah Richards will have a 3 game suspension.
