The English Football Association has charged Preston North End forward Milutin Osmajic with violent conduct after he allegedly bit Blackburn Rovers defender Owen Beck.
Beck, on loan at Blackburn from Liverpool, complained to referee Mathew Donohue that he had been bitten by Osmajic following an incident during the second half of the 0-0 draw. Beck had been sent off for kicking out at a separate Preston player before the alleged incident.
Osmajic was shown a yellow card by the referee, but Blackburn manager John Eustace said after the game that Beck has a bite mark from the incident.
“Owen’s got a big bite mark on the back of his neck and it’s a shame the referee didn’t see that,” Eustace told BBC Radio Lancashire. “It’s a very serious incident, no-one likes to be bitten.”
The FA has said that Osmajic has until Sept. 30 to provide a response.
In 2013, former Liverpool forward Luis Suárez was given a 10-match suspension by the FA for biting Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic.