Fulham striker Luis Boa Morte was at the centre of another controversy after it was claimed that referee Phil Dowd sent him off when he saw the Portuguese international allegedly bite Everton captain David Weir.

The Cottagers' two-goal hero Barry Hayles told PA Sport that Dowd gave his team-mate a straight red card because he claimed to have witnessed the 24-year-old allegedly attack Weir. The clash sparked a shameful 22-man brawl that could lead to a Football Association charge against both clubs.

The comments by Hayles added to the furore surrounding Saturday's Craven Cottage fixture, in which visiting fans hurled a bottle at Fulham's Steed Malbranque and Toffees boss Walter Smith also risked FA censure with a ferocious verbal assault on Dowd's performance

>kyle walker-peters everton cottage reed chelsea football rumours aston villa bournemouth fulham harrison reed premiership transfer rumours wells championship craven cottage marco silva fulham fc shahid khan gray premier league silva fa cup villa southampton walker-peters