The Football Association has charged Crystal Palace with misconduct after their fans held up a graphic banner about the Nottingham Forest owner, Evangelos Marinakis, during the 1-1 draw at Selhurst Park between the teams in August.

There was been tension between the clubs all summer after both clubs indirectly went head-to-head for a place in this season’s Europa League, before it was decided Forest would enter Uefa’s second-tier competition at the expense of Palace. A white-hot atmosphere surrounded the fixture earlier this season and Palace supporters in the Holmesdale End held aloft a banner of Marinakis.

Palace clinched their place in the Europa League with a shock FA Cup triumph against Manchester City in May, but subsequently were excluded from the competition due to the previous co-owner John Textor holding a controlling interest in Lyon. Uefa’s decision to rule that Textor held a controlling interest in two clubs in the Europa League only occurred after a drawn-out saga, with Marinakis reportedly writing to the governing body to raise concerns about Palace’s ownership.

Forest were first in line to benefit from Palace’s exclusion after they finished seventh in...