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Diego Costa Costa was banned on Tuesday for three matches for raising his hands to the
face of Arsenal centre-back Laurent Koscielny.
Costa was found guilty of violent conduct during Chelsea's
2-0 Premier League win over their London rivals on Saturday.
The 26-year-old former Atletico Madrid striker had denied
the Football Association charge over the incident, which had been missed by
referee Mike Dean.
"An FA charge against Diego Costa for violent conduct
not seen by the match officials but caught on video has been found proven
following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing," said the FA in a
statement.
"The Chelsea forward will, therefore, serve the
standard penalty of a three-match suspension with immediate effect."
In a statement, Chelsea said: "We are extremely
disappointed with the FA Regulatory Commission's decision to suspend Diego
Costa. We will await their written reasons before commenting further."
Costa twice appeared to strike Koscielny with his hand
towards the end of the first half at Stamford Bridge and then became embroiled
in an altercation with Arsenal's Brazilian defender Gabriel, for which both
players were booked.
Moments later, with Costa and Gabriel continuing to snipe at
each other, the Arsenal defender flicked his heel towards the Chelsea striker
and Dean reacted by sending the Brazilian off.
However, earlier on Tuesday, Arsenal won an appeal against
Gabriel's dismissal, freeing the 24-year-old to play in Arsenal's north London
derby against Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup on Wednesday.
Source.supersport.com
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