Wolverhampton Wanderers' Daniel Podence (centre) celebrates with teammate Hugo Bueno (right) after scoring their side's goal in a 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest during the English Premier League at the City Ground in Nottingham, England, on Saturday.(Photo: AP)
April 5, 2023
Podence of Wolves charged for allegedly spitting at opponent
LONDON, England (AP) – Wolverhampton forward Daniel Podence was charged by the English Football Association on Wednesday for allegedly spitting at Nottingham Forest striker Brennan Johnson during an English Premier League game.
The alleged incident took place in the 90th minute of the 1-1 draw on Saturday. It was not seen by the on-field match officials or picked up by the video assistant referee, so Podence played on until full time.
He had come on as a substitute and scored Wolves’ equaliser.
Johnson said in a post-match interview that he thought “some sort of spit came towards my face”.
Podence has until April 12 to respond to the charge.
