CHELSEA striker Diego Costa was been charged with violent conduct by the Football Association (FA) yesterday, after an incident with Arsenal’s Laurent Koscielny which was caught on video.

The FA has also charged Arsenal defender Gabriel with improper conduct for his behaviour after being sent off, and both Chelsea and Arsenal for failing to control their players.

Meanwhile, Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma said he was “deeply upset” after comments he made in a television interview saying teammate Costa “likes to cheat a lot” became headline news.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said Costa should have been sent off after grappling with Laurent Koscielny, pushing the defender in the face with his hands before catching him with a flailing arm, in the first half of Chelsea’s 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge.

The FA said in a statement: “Diego Costa has been charged for an alleged act of violent conduct which was not seen by the match officials but caught on video.”

Costa’s behaviour was also the subject of a post-match television interview with Zouma — the French defender later said on Twitter he did not mean to accuse him of cheating.

The 20-year-old had said: “Everyone knows Diego and this guy likes to cheat a lot and put the opponents out of his game, and that happened in the game. He’s a real nice guy in the life and we are very proud to have him.”