Chelsea’s Diego Costa handed three-match ban for violent conduct

Chelsea striker Diego Costa has been banned for three matches for violent conduct following an incident in Saturday’s match against Arsenal, the Football Association has announced.

The ban means the Spain striker will miss Wednesday’s League Cup tie at Walsall – a game in which he was always due to be among the substitutes – and the Premier League matches at Newcastle and at home to Southampton.

“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,” read the statement.

“The Chelsea forward will, therefore, serve the standard penalty of a three-match suspension with immediate effect.

“The charge, which the player denied, was in relation to an incident involving Arsenal’s Laurent Koscielny in the 43rd minute of the game on Saturday [19 September 2015].”

“We are extremely disappointed with the FA Regulatory Commission’s decision to suspend Diego Costa. We will await their written reasons before commenting further,” Chelsea said in a statement on Tuesday night.

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