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West Ham United charged with a breach of anti-doping rules by the FA

West Ham have been charged with a breach of anti-doping rules, the Football Association has announced.

The FA said Premier League club West Ham was alleged to have "failed to ensure its 'club whereabouts' information was accurate on three occasions within 12 months".

West Ham have until February 27 to respond, the FA added.

A statemnent on the club's website read: ""The breach relates to administrative oversights on The FA's whereabouts system. We would like to make it clear that the breach is a Club administrative matter and does not concern any of our players.