Chelseaare considering an appeal to the English FA after receiving the same £100,000 fine as Arsenalfor their part in the brawl which erupted towards the end of the League Cup final.
The FA's disciplinary commission yesterday described the incident as "serious, unacceptable and damaging to the image of the game" and ruled that "Arsenal players had been marginally more involved but that Chelsea FC had past proven cases in recent years regarding the general behaviour of their players where warnings had been issued".
The clubs have 14 days to decide whether to appeal.
Liverpool's new owners have completed their takeover in a remarkable eight weeks. The lure of the dollar has seen Liverpool fans almost falling over themselves to sell their shares at £5,000 each to George Gillett and Tom Hicks, the American sports moguls.
Yesterday, ahead of the Stock Exchange opening, Gillett and Hicks announced they had secured 98.6 per cent of the club's shares, and would apply to take the club into private ownership.
The English FA have confirmed Wembleywill host this year's FA Cup final after receiving a safety certificate.
Timothy John Lawrence Smith (18), a Tottenham fan who ran onto the pitch after the FA Cup quarter-final defeat by Chelsea and tried to punch Frank Lampardhas been banned from football matches for three years.
