Stoke City and Southampton fined a combined 拢20,000 following Championship melee

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Image caption, Stoke City goalkeeper Mark Travers is pushed after the final whistle of their match against Southampton on Tuesday, 3 October

Stoke City and Southampton have been fined a combined 拢20,000 for a melee at the end of their Championship match, earlier this month.

Saints won the game 1-0 thanks to a first half free-kick from Stuart Armstrong at the Bet365 Stadium.

But tempers flared towards the end and players had to be separated by staff following the final whistle.

An independent regulatory commission fined Stoke 拢12,000 and Southampton 拢8,000 after both admitted charges.

The fines were revealed in a post from the on social media on Monday.

It said: "It was alleged that Stoke City failed to ensure their players behaved properly in the 87th minute, and that they failed to ensure their players and/or technical area occupants did not behave in an improper and/or violent and/or provocative way after the final whistle."

The statement continued: "It was also alleged that Southampton failed to ensure their players and/or technical area occupants did not behave in an improper and/or violent and/or provocative way following the final whistle."