Newcastle manager Alan Pardew clashes with David Meyler of Hull City.Photograph: Tony Marshall/Getty Images Hull's David Meyler rushes into the technical area to retrieve the ballPhotograph: Ed Sykes/Action ImagesNewcastle United manager Alan Pardew feels that Meyler shoved past him in his bid to gather the ball and the aggrieved manager tells him soPhotograph: Ed Sykes/Action ImagesA war of words ensuesPhotograph: Ed Sykes/Action ImagesThe pair came together, with Pardew pushing his head into the face of the Tigers playerPhotograph: Tony Marshall/Getty ImagesThis rightly incensed MeylerPhotograph: Tony Marshall/Getty ImagesAnd a melee ensuedPhotograph: Tony Marshall/Getty ImagesAs the referee comes over Pardew seems to feign innocencePhotograph: Ian Horrocks/Getty ImagesIt doesn't work and the referee, Kevin Friend, dismisses the Newcastle boss after booking MeylerPhotograph: Matthew Lewis/Getty ImagesPardew is escorted into the stands by a stern-looking, finger-wagging steward Photograph: Ed Sykes/Action ImagesPardew is accompanied by a couple of security guards as he watches the rest of Newcastle victory from the standsPhotograph: Ed Sykes/Action ImagesPardew later apologised for his actions: "I did not mean any damage to the guy but I have moved my head forward. I tried to push him away with my head … I don't think it was a headbutt. It wasn't a motion that was quick … I apologise to everyone. I should not have got involved in it." Newcastle United have fined Pardew £100,000 and given him a formal warning, in addition to this the FA be launching an investigation into the incidentPhotograph: Lindsey Parnaby/AFP/Getty Images
