London, February 27:

Arsenal and Chelsea were charged with misconduct on Tuesday over the mass brawl at the end of the League Cup final.

Arsenal players Emmanuel Eboue and Emmanuel Adebayor were also separately charged by England’s Football Association for their role in the injury-time melee which marred Chelsea’s 2-1 win on Sunday in Cardiff. Three players were sent off.

However, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and his Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger escaped any charges for going onto the field. The FA charged the clubs with failing to ensure that their players or officials “conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or refrained from provocative and/or violent behavior.” The clubs have until March 14 to respond.