Aston Villa drew with Reading in the Championship at the weekend.
During the Championship game between Reading and Villa at the Madejski Stadium, Mings – who joined the Villans on loan from Premier League club Bournemouth in the January transfer window – landed with his boot on Oliveira’s face.
According to BBC Sport, the 27-year-old Portugal international striker sustained a suspected broken nose and deep facial cuts.
Former Premier League referee Gallagher has given his take on the controversial incident.
Gallagher told Sky Sports: “In these instances, the only person that knows whether the act is intentional is the player that’s involved – he’s the only one that knows what’s going through his head.
“The FA will look at it but will have to make that judgment – what was in the player’s mind? Did he try to get over him? Only Mings knows the real truth.”
According to BBC Sport, the FA have decided that Mings will not face any retrospective action, as the incident was seen by match officials at the time.
Reading fans will probably feel differently, but there is nothing that can be done now.
Hopefully for Oliveira, the former Nottingham Forest striker will recover soon from his injuries.
While Villa are ninth in the Championship table at the moment, Reading currently find themselves third from bottom in the standings.
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