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FA charges Leyton Orient and Swindon Town for 'mass confrontation'

Leyton Orient and Swindon Town have been charged by the Football Association for a weekend incident involving players from both sides.

Two O's players and one from Town were shown yellow cards in the dying stages of the visiting side's 2-1 League One win at Brisbane Road on Saturday which has prompted an investigation by the FA.

"Following their game on Saturday 4 October 2014, both Leyton Orient and Swindon Town have been charged for mass confrontation by The FA," read a statement from the association.

"It is alleged that in or around the 92nd minute of this fixture, both clubs failed to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion.

"The clubs have until 6pm on Friday 10 October 2014 to respond to the charge."

Leyton's Dean Cox, Darius Henderson and Nathan Clarke and Swindon's Yaser Kasim and Wes Foderingham were all shown yellow cards in injury-time of Town's victory with three of those coming after Henderson's late consolation goal for the O's.

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