Watford striker Troy Deeney charged by FA after claiming referee 'bottled it' in thrilling 3-3 draw with Bournemouth Troy Deeney has been charged by Football Association after recent comments Deeney claimed the referee 'bottled' two major decisions in a recent 3-3 draw Bournemouth's Ryan Fraser looked shocked as he stood next to the Watford man The Watford striker has until 18.00 on January 15 to respond to the FA's charges By Nathan Salt For Mailonline Published: 18:19 GMT, 10 January 2019 | Updated: 18:20 GMT, 10 January 2019 Viewcomments Troy Deeney has been charged by the Football Association after claiming referee David Coote 'bottled it' during Watford's recent 3-3 thriller against Bournemouth. The Watford striker did not hold back in his post-match interview alongside the Cherries' Ryan Fraser and the FA have said he has until 18.00 on January 15 to respond to the charge. Deeney is frequently forthright with his views when speaking on games with the media but he is in hot water with his latest assessment of the match officials. Troy Deeney has been charged by the Football Association after comments about a referee The players were interviewed after a tumultuous 3-3 draw between Bournemouth and Watford Deeney made his feelings clear, claiming Tom Cleverley had been targeted by Dan Gosling Deeney scored twice in the six-goal encounter but was still seething at full-time that Bournemouth's Dan Gosling was not shown a red card for a heavy challenge on Watford's Tom Cleverley. The Watford captain also felt his side were hard done by having not been awarded a penalty after a handball by Nathan Ake. Fraser was left absolutely gobsmacked in the interview with photos quickly going viral on social media. Deeney felt Gosling should have seen red for thundering into Cleverley during the thrilling tie The two sides shared six-goals in a helter-skelter first-half on the south coast that saw the hosts recover from a two-goal deficit. But Watford captain Deeney, who scored twice on Wednesday night, had more to say about the performance of the official than his own side after the game. 'You can't tell me that their boy didn't try to do Clevz. He knows it. They know it. Hence the reason of the reaction,' he told Match of the Day, while standing alongside Bournemouth star Fraser. But it was when he added, 'I think the referee, to be fair, bottled it on a few occasions', that the Scottish winger's eyes almost popped out of his head in alarm. Deeney continued: 'There's a handball right at the end. I'm not one to hammer refs, but he bottled it on a few occasions today.' The Watford captain also felt his side deserved a penalty after a handball from Nathan Ake Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe later defended Gosling and his challenge after Deeney's pointed accusations. 'I don't think it was dangerous, Dan's tackle; for me it's not a red card,' said Howe. 'I know Dan inside and out, he's not that type of player. 'Yes he's mistimed the tackle. But in terms of those words (from Deeney), that's not in Dan's make-up.' Howe felt Doucoure should have been dismissed for his challenge on Fraser, insisting the Scotland winger was lucky not to have been seriously hurt. 'Yeah I do I think it was a straight red card,' said Howe, of Doucoure's challenge on Fraser. 'Ryan was very fortunate not to pick up a serious injury, it's a very dangerous tackle and one you don't want to see at any level of football.' Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe said Gosling is not dirty and simply got the tackle wrong Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility