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Tony Xia fined £4,000 by FA after posting tweet questioning whether referee was an Aston Villa hater

Aston Villa chairman Tony Xia has been fined £4,000 and warned about his future conduct by the Football Association after a tweet suggesting a referee was against the club.

The Chinese businessman criticised official Jeremy Simpson after Villa's 1-0 win over Bolton last month and has admitted an FA misconduct charge.

Simpson sent off Neil Taylor in injury time, but still awarded Villa a penalty which Jonathan Kodjia scored to win the Sky Bet Championship game.

Aston Villa chairman Tony Xia was fined u00a34,000 by the FA following his misconduct charge
Aston Villa chairman Tony Xia was fined £4,000 by the FA following his misconduct charge

Xia wrote: 'Is the ref a AVhater?