Patrick Vieira is given his marching orders by referee Andy D'Urso. (BenRadford/GettyImages)

It follows a report from referee Andy D'Urso concerning an incident in the match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Vieira was sent off in the game for two bookable offences and had an appeal against his red card dismissed.

According to the FA's website, the midfielder is accused of a breach of FA rule E2, which constitutes making abusive and/or insulting words to the match official. Vieira has 14 days to respond to the charge.

This follows a report from referee Andy D'Urso concerning an incident in the match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

Vieira already has to serve a one-match ban for his sending-off in the game, which was seen by many as a very harsh decision. He will definitely miss the home game against Bolton Wanderers on September 21, but could now face more time on the sidelines.

The FA have the power to hand an increased ban to the France international, as well as impose a fine for the offence.

It will come as a huge blow to Arsenal after they believed they had a good chance of getting the original suspension cancelled out.

The Gunners had already expressed their 'frustration and disappointment' after it was announced D'Urso would not be overturning the dismissal during the 1-1 draw because yellow cards cannot be rescinded.

A club statement said yesterday: 'We fully believe that Patrick Vieira's dismissal against Chelsea was harsh and are disappointed to learn that Andy D'Urso will not be reconsidering his decision.