Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has been charged with misconduct following his dismissal on Saturday.
Hughes was sent to the stands during Stoke's 4-0 loss to Tottenham by referee Anthony Taylor after alleged verbal abuse directed at fourth official Jon Moss.
The incident came after Marko Arnautovic was booked for diving.
Hughes has until Friday to respond to the charge from the Football Association, which said "his behaviour amounted to improper conduct."
The manager's prematch programme notes had included a moan over penalty decisions given against the Potters in previous fixtures, with Stoke bottom of the Premier League table after a third defeat in four games.
After the match Hughes revealed his frustration at the incident, saying: "I came out of my technical area, I was upset and felt the assistant referee hadn't flagged for a clear foul and the referee then thought it was the right decision to book Marko when he was just trying to take evasive action.
''There were two decisions I thought should have gone our way so I reacted in a forceful manner. When you come out of your technical arena, it's not allowed, sometimes you forget that.
"Mr Moss, bless him, decided that warranted a sending off, which, by the letter of the law it did, so I have to hold my hands up."