The Football Association charges Alan Pardew with improper conduct

The Football Association has charged Alan Pardew with improper conduct following the incident in Newcastle's match with Hull City on Saturday.

"His behaviour was unacceptable and is not the behaviour we expect from the manager of Newcastle United," a club statement read. "We have held discussions this evening with Alan who has offered his sincere apologies to the club and it is clear he deeply regrets his actions. "Alan has accepted a formal warning from the club in relation to his behaviour today and also a club fine of £100,000." Pardew had offered an immediate apology in the wake of the incident, but now looks set to face a heavy sanction from the game's governing body. He told Sky Sports after Saturday's match: "It was just a heat of the moment thing. Obviously I massively regret it. "I didn't mean to do anything aggressive, but I did move my head forward and that's enough. "He was right on top of me and I wanted to just ease him away from me but obviously I put my head in a forward motion. "I want to apologise to him, everyone at Hull and obviously my own fans as well. "Of course, I'm not stupid enough to accept there's going to be no punishment. I'll have to accept whatever comes my way." Meanwhile, Sky Sports pundit Alan Smith believes Pardew has sent out 'an awful message' to his players after his clash with Meyler. The former Arsenal and England striker told Sky Sports News: "If he's behaving in that fashion how can he turn around and tell his players to toe the line on the pitch? "It sends out an awful message and strangely he wasn't that sort of player. He never got involved in those things. So he's saved it all up until he became a manager. "In the future he's got to keep himself out of these situations."