Micky van de Ven says Mohammed Kudus 'punched me in the face' before he was sent off

he said as quoted by Sky Sports.

Kudus charged with violent conduct

Kudus was expected to be sidelined for three matches but now risks a lengthy ban after the FA charged him with violent conduct.

However, Micky van de Ven believes the FA could handle the situation differently.

That was the situation. If the FA say you need to get fined, it's not how I think about it. I think it should be a different situation.

Kudus was sent off in the 86th minute after an altercation with the Dutch defender in West Ham’s 4-1 defeat to Tottenham.

In it, he kicked the center-back on the floor and hit him in the face. He also appeared to have brushed Pape Matar Sarr in the face.

Before that, Kudus opened the scoring with a right-footed strike in the 18th minute after Jared Bowen dazzled his way past Destiny Udogie in the 18-yard box.

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