NOTTINGHAM Forest could be charged by the FA after two away fans were arrested over “Chelsea Rent Boy” chants.
New regulations introduced earlier this year mean clubs whose fans use the offensive term can be punished.
The unsavoury chants saw two Forest supporters arrested at Stamford Bridge Saturday afternoon.
They were ejected from the Chelsea ground before being taken away by officers from Nottinghamshire Police, according to MailOnline.
The FA introduced new regulations earlier this year enabling them to charge clubs whose fans use the offensive term “rent boy”.
It comes as the CPS decided to classify use of the phrase – which is a breach of FA rule E21 – as a hate crime.
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The Crown Prosecution Service have previously said those who use the words are liable to face prosecution.
Chelsea fans are also understood to have complained to security staff about other incidents.
FA charges do not automatically follow in such cases, which can be left to the clubs involved and police to resolve.
However, the previous use of the term by Forest fans at a match against Chelsea on New Year’s Day may count against them.
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Wolves became the first club to be punished by the FA for homophobic chanting in July when they were given a £100,000 fine.
The Prem outfit were hit by the fine after their “inadequate response” to rent boy chants during their Premier League game against Cheslea in April.
The FA will wait until they have received reports from cops before deciding whether to take formal disciplinary action against Forest.
Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly has overseen a £1billion splurge on new players since taking over the club last May.
But the Blues were downed by Elanga who scored his first goal for Forest since making a £15million move from Manchester United in July.
Chants were aimed at Chelsea players at multiple grounds last season – both in the Premier League and FA Cup.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
