Charlton and Hull facing FA rap after bust-up

Charlton manager Alan Pardew and Hull counterpart Phil Brown were fuming after they both had players dismissed following an 18-man brawl at the KC Stadium last night.

Pardew, whose side won 2-1, insisted Lloyd Sam was wrongly sent off while Brown accused referee Anthony Taylor of deciding to dismiss Ian Ashbee only after bowing to pressure from Charlton players.

All hell broke loose moments after Luke Varney cashed in on Boaz Myhill's blunder to score in the 41st-minute.

Ashbee and Sam saw red following a collision deep in the home team's half when the Charlton man reacted to a challenge from the Hull skipper.

That sparked a brawl which saw most of the players wade in. "I've got a bit of a problem with it [the red card]," said Pardew. "Ashbee had to be sent off but I don't know what our boy was supposed to do.

"He's got to have some sort of tussle and fight back, it's ridiculous. That's how I view it and I'll stand by that."

However, Brown claims his man was also harshly treated. The Hull boss said: "There's been an injustice served in more ways than one and without getting myself into trouble, we didn't deserve to lose the game.

"He [Taylor] was quite decisive with the first red card [for Sam] and was taking the name of Ashbee for a yellow card. He was then approached by two Charlton players and changed his mind to a red card.

"If he felt it was a yellow card he should have given him a yellow."

Chris Iwelumo's goal gave Charlton the points, although Hull substitute Steve McPhee struck a late consolation to set up a tense finale.