![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/nottingham-forest-face-fa-charge-after-two-fans-arrested-for-homophobic-chelsea-chanting/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0_GettyImages-1640050527-1.jpg&description=Nottingham Forest defeated Chelsea on Saturday, but their impressive win was marred by reports of homophobic chanting, which could land the club in hot water with the FA Nottingham Forest face being charged by the FA after two of their supporters were arrested for chanting an offensive song during their win over Chelsea on Saturday. Forest defeated the Blues 1-0 thanks to Anthony Elanga's second-half strike, the first time the Midlands side have won at Stamford Bridge for 28 years. But that win was marred by reports that the 'Chelsea rent boy' chant had been heard being sung by away supporters. As Mirror Football exclusively revealed, the chant was classified as a homophobic hate crime by the Crown Prosecution Service in January 2022. Following the first prosecution under those laws this January, the FA updated their guidance so that clubs can be charged if their fans are heard singing the chant. That could now lead to Forest being charged under FA rule E21, which governs discriminatory behaviour. According to the Daily Mail, two Forest fans were ejected from Stamford Bridge following arrests made by Nottinghamshire Police officers. FA charges will not automatically follow, though Wolves were handed a £100,000 find in July after their 'inadequate response' to rent boy chants during a clash with Chelsea in April. Instead, the FA will wait for reports from the police before deciding on whether to take action against Forest. The governing body warned clubs in January that stronger action will now be taken against clubs. That followed homophobic chanting by Forest fans against Chelsea in a game at the City Ground on New Year's Day. The letter read: "We have formally written to all clubs across the Premier League, EFL, National League, Women's Super League, Women's Championship and Steps 2-4, to remind them that it can pursue formal disciplinary action against any club whose supporters engage in discriminatory behaviour, now including the use of the term 'Rent Boy'. "The){kind=link}
Nottingham Forest defeated Chelsea on Saturday, but their impressive win was marred by reports of homophobic chanting, which could land the club in hot water with the FA
Nottingham Forest face being charged by the FA after two of their supporters were arrested for chanting an offensive song during their win over Chelsea on Saturday.
Forest defeated the Blues 1-0 thanks to Anthony Elanga’s second-half strike, the first time the Midlands side have won at Stamford Bridge for 28 years. But that win was marred by reports that the ‘Chelsea rent boy’ chant had been heard being sung by away supporters.
As Mirror Football exclusively revealed, the chant was classified as a homophobic hate crime by the Crown Prosecution Service in January 2022. Following the first prosecution under those laws this January, the FA updated their guidance so that clubs can be charged if their fans are heard singing the chant.
That could now lead to Forest being charged under FA rule E21, which governs discriminatory behaviour. According to the Daily Mail, two Forest fans were ejected from Stamford Bridge following arrests made by Nottinghamshire Police officers.