Tottenham's Dele Alli charged by FA over clash with Claudio Yacob

Midfielder appeared to punch West Brom player in the stomach and faces three-game ban

Dele Alli could miss the last three games of the season (Getty)

Tottenham's Dele Alli is facing a three-game ban after being charged by the FA for an alleged act of violent conduct which was not seen by the match officials during Monday night's game against West Bromwich Albion.

The Spurs midfielder clashed with West Brom's Claudio Yacob - part of a running battle between the pair that lasted the night - in the 26th minute of the game and he appeared to punch his opponent in the stomach. Alli has until 6pm on Wednesday to reply to the charge. If the midfielder accepts the charge or contests it and is found guilty he could be handed a three-game ban that would mean he would not play again this season - with the European Championships looming, hardly ideal preparation for England.

Off-the-ball incidents which are not seen at the time by the match officials are referred to a panel of three former elite referees. Each referee panel member will review the video footage independently of one another to determine whether they consider it a sending-off offence. For retrospective action to be taken, and an FA charge to follow, the decision of the panel must be unanimous.

"Somebody told me something happened but I don't remember," Yacob said after the game. "If that happened it just stays on the pitch." Only it won't for Alli.

Meanwhile, Harry Kane insists Tottenham's title hopes are not doomed but does concede that Monday's 1-1 draw against West Brom has made catching Leicester "unlikely" what with the seven point gap at the top. Indeed, Leicester can crown their amazing season with the title if they beat Manchester United on Sunday at Old Trafford.

It's not impossible but it looks unlikely the way their season has gone so far

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"Is it over? I don't think so, there's still three games left," Kane said after Monday night's draw. "If they lose the next game you just never know. The pressure. It makes it a lot, lot harder now we haven't won. They'd have to lose two and draw one and we'd have to win all three. It's not impossible but it looks unlikely the way their season has gone so far. But we can't control them, we haven't been able to control them for the last few weeks. They've been doing their job, as have we, it's just a shame we didn't get the three points."

Tottenham play Chelsea on Monday night and the Stamford Bridge club have made it quite clear they would like Claudio Ranieri's side to win the league - rather than their London rivals. "There's nothing we can do about that," Kane said. "There are a lot of neutrals who want Leicester to go on and win it for one reason or another. We feel we're one of the best teams in this league, we can't control what other teams or managers do."

Kane said Spurs need to learn from the way the game unfolded on Monday. "Teams at the other end of the table want to come here and get a result even if it's a point," the striker said. "They want to waste time, get in front of the referee, but that's football. We have to cope with that. It's about experience. We're a young side and we've got to learn from it."