Chelsea striker hit with 3 game ban by FA

A statement released by the English FA on Tuesday, has issued Chelsea and Spain striker Diego Costa a three match ban with immediate effect for his clash against Arsenal's Laurent Koscielny on Saturday. Costa, who was seen on TV replays hitting Koscielny's face with his flaying arms, and even shoving down the Arsenal defender, was charged with violent conduct on Tuesday by the FA.

Explaining their decision to ban Diego Costa, the following statement was released by the FA; "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.

"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."

As a result of the ban, Diego Costa, will miss Chelsea's clash with Walsall today as well as with Premier
League matches against Newcastle and Southampton.

Reacting to the decision of the FA to uphold their decision, Chelsea released a statement venting their disappointment at the FA decisions to hand Diego Costa a three match ban.

A club statement read: "We are extremely disappointed with the FA Regulatory Commission's decision to suspend Diego Costa. We will await their written reasons before commenting further."