Costa had earlier denied the charge, which fingered him in the controversial incident with Arsenal’s Laurent Koscielny in the 2-0 win over Arsenal. But the charge was upheld at an independent hearing on Tuesday.
Chelsea striker, Diego Costa was handed a three-match ban by the English Football Association for his violent conduct behavior during the game against Arsenal at the Bridge last Saturday.
Costa had earlier denied the charge, which fingered him in the controversial incident with Arsenal’s Laurent Koscielny in the 2-0 win over Arsenal. But the charge was upheld at an independent hearing on Tuesday.
The 26-year-old striker put his hands in Koscielny’s face before clashing with Gabriel, who was sent off but had a three-game ban overturned earlier on Tuesday.
Instead of Costa getting the referee’s marching order, Arsenal defender, Gabriel was sent off by referee Mike Dean for violent conduct but the FA upturned the decision. The FA subsequently made a dramatic change by allowing the culprit, Costa to face the music of his offence, instead of them punishing the innocent player.
Costa’s ban covers Chelsea’s League Cup match at Walsall on Wednesday along with Premier League matches against Newcastle and 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 statement continued by saying, “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).”