Fleetwood Town striker Paddy Madden banned and fined after abusing official during Wycombe play-off semi-final

The charge relates to the red card Madden received during the first leg of Fleetwood's play-off semi-final against Wycombe Wanderers earlier this month.

The 30-year-old was shown a second yellow card for his reaction after being booked for diving in the 85th-minute of Fleetwood's 4-1 defeat.

The forward has subsequently been banned for two games and fined £2,500 after the FA deemed Madden's language and behaviour to be "improper, abusive and insulting".

A spokesperson for the FA said: "Paddy Madden has been suspended for two matches and fined £2,500 by an independent Regulatory Commission after admitting a breach of FA Rule E3.

"The Fleetwood Town FC player’s language and behaviour after being dismissed in the first leg of the EFL League One play-off semi-final against Wycombe Wanderers FC on July 3, 2020 was improper, abusive and insulting."

Wycombe beat Fleetwood 6-3 over the two legs before sealing their spot in the Championship with a 2-1 win over Oxford United in the play-off final.