Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been given a one-match stadium suspension with immediate effect and fined £40,000 over a misconduct charge, the Football Association said yesterday.

The Portuguese admitted an FA charge relating to his language and/or behaviour towards the match officials during his side’s 2-1 defeat by West Ham on Oct. 24.

Mourinho was sent to the stands at Upton Park after trying to speak to referee Jon Moss at halftime following Nemanja Matic’s first-half red card.

It is the latest blow for Mourinho, who is under pressure with Chelsea 15th in the Premier League having lost six of their opening 11 matches.

Mourinho has also been named as a respondent in the legal action being brought against the club by their former team doctor Eva Carneiro for constructive dismissal, sources close to the case said.

He will be forced to miss Saturday’s trip to Stoke.

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