Bristol City and Luton Town: Championship clubs fined over pitch melee

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The incident followed a foul by Mark Sykes on Luton's Luke Freeman

Bristol City and Luton Town have both been fined £8,500 following a melee involving players during their Championship game on 16 August.

The incident happened following a two-footed tackle by Robins midfielder Mark Sykes for which he was sent off.

Three others were booked and the clubs admitted a charge of failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion.

Bristol City won the game 2-0 with goals by Nahki Wells and Tommy Conway.

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