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Aston Villa are considering an appeal against a hefty ?200,000 Football Association fine for the pitch invasion at Villa Park after their FA Cup quarter-final win against West Bromwich Albion on 7 March.

The FA believes the fine reflects the seriousness of the incident in which some West Brom players were targeted by Villa fans, and it also takes into consideration the club?s income and the current broadcast deal.

The previous sizeable fine for a pitch invasion was the ?115,000 levied against West Ham for crowd trouble during a Carling Cup tie against Millwall in 2009.

Villa admitted the charge of ?spectator misconduct? for the episode, when seats were thrown into the away end and there were pitch invasions in injury time of the 2-0 win, and then again at full-time.

Posted By: SCC 28, May 17, 18:19:52