Mark Clattenburg will sit out another weekend of Premier League football despite returning to training with the top-flight Select Group of officials after the referee’s governing body, Professional Match Game Officials, opted against including him on the list for a third successive week.

Clattenburg has been omitted since Chelsea lodged an official complaint against him for allegedly using “inappropriate language” during last month’s 3-2 defeat by Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. The English FA spent last week interviewing those parties involved and is collating and scrutinising the evidence amassed before determining whether Clattenburg should face charges.The FA expects to have reached a decision over potential misconduct charges by the end of the week.