PHIL Parkinson could be in hot water with the Football Association after picking up the third red card of his Wanderers career.

Referee Tony Harrington sent the Bolton boss to the stands after a touchline fracas in Saturday’s 2-1 defeat against Leeds United.

Players and staff from both dugouts clashed shortly after Leeds had taken the lead at Elland Road – with Parkinson claiming the incident had been sparked by a home player squirting a water bottle at Joe Williams.

Parkinson confronted Leeds defender Pontus Jansson but said he did nothing to warrant a red card.

“There was a brawl where we were stood just outside the technical area and every member of both benches was over trying to separate and the ref came over and sent me off,” he said after the game.

“I am going to ask the ref why their manager was not sent off because he was outside the technical area doing the same, so were all their staff. No-one could see that escalating into a brawl.

“One of their players poured a bottle of water over Joe Williams’s head and that kind of started it. Nobody got booked for it and the fourth official didn’t see it.”

Parkinson was sent off twice last season - against Sheffield Wednesday and QPR - 

Wanderers have not indicated whether they will appeal the decision.