FA to probe bottle-throwing incident at Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers and Crystal Palace could face Football Association charges after bottles were thrown at home goalkeeper Paddy Kenny during Saturday's game at Loftus Road.

The ugly scenes were sparked when Kenny celebrated his side's second goal in a 2-1 victory in front of the away fans and the FA were due to consider a referee's report today.

Former Palace captain Shaun Derry tried to calm the travelling contingent down but this only made matters worse.

Palace boss Dougie Freedman said: "I don't condone it but fans get emotional. I don't want to see any bottles getting thrown on the pitch but there is nothing wrong with a bit of passion now and again."

Opposite number Neil Warnock said: "It's just a few mindless thugs."