Benitez has now been asked by the FA to give his written observations regarding his controversial remarks.
Newcastle have been granted more time to submit their comments but must now respond by Tuesday.
Benitez could then be charged by the FA for bringing the game into disrepute.
When asked about Madley’s appointment in his press conference last Friday, the Spaniard said: “I was really surprised with that situation.
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Andrew Madley is from near Huddersfield and Benitez hinted that could influence their clash against PrestonRex Features
“In Spain this thing doesn’t happen.
"So when you have a referee from a city or a team that are more or less close in the table, normally they don’t referee those games.
“We don’t have any problem, but we just want to avoid a situation that maybe nobody will understand.
“We are not normally complaining about the referees in press conferences or interviews.
Rafa Benitez saw his Newcastle side promoted on Monday night with their win against PrestonRex Features
“But at least we have had something to say and the fans will realise at least we tried to do what we have to do.
“We have to trust the referees. We have not had a lot of luck with them.
“But hopefully everything will be fine and we are not talking about the referees at the end of the game.”
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