Football - Newcastle United v Manchester United - Barclays Premier League - St James' Park - 4/3/15 Manchester United's Jonny Evans clashes with Newcastle's Papiss Cisse as referee Anthony Taylor intervenes Action Images via Reuters / Lee Smith Livepic
LONDON (Reuters) - Newcastle United striker Papiss Cisse will face a severe punishment after accepting an FA charge of spitting at Manchester United defender Jonny Evans in Wednesday's Premier League match.
"Both ourselves and Papiss agree this kind of behaviour is not acceptable," Newcastle managing director Lee Charnley said in a statement on Thursday.
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