Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta will serve a three-match ban after an appeal against his red card in Saturday’s 2-0 Premier League defeat at Tottenham was rejected.
The France international, 29, was dismissed in the 13th minute at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium following a late challenge on Spurs captain Micky van de Ven.
Referee Michael Oliver originally gave a yellow card, but it was upgraded after a VAR review.
Mateta will be suspended for Palace’s league match at home to Liverpool on Sunday, in addition to fixtures against Coventry and Hull later this month.
A statement from the Football Association read: “An independent regulatory commission has dismissed claims of both wrongful dismissal and excessive punishment in relation to Jean-Philippe Mateta.”
Mateta will now miss Palace’s matches against Liverpool, Coventry and Hull.
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Palace are 18th in the Premier League table and face Hoffenheim in the Europa League next.
Head coach Pierre Sage is under pressure, with Palace having lost their last three Premier League games. Across those three games, Palace have conceded nine goals and scored none.
