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Connor Wickham gets three-match ban for Jan Vertonghen elbow

By Stephen Turner

Friday 29 January 2016 18:57, UK

Connor Wickham was charged by the FA for elbowing Jan Vertonghen in the face
Image: Connor Wickham was charged by the FA for elbowing Jan Vertonghen in the face

Connor Wickham has been banned for three matches for elbowing Tottenham's Jan Vertonghen last weekend.

The Crystal Palace striker admitted a charge of violent conduct over the incident during Spurs' 3-1 win at Selhurst Park.

Wickham and Palace argued the offence was not worth a three-match suspension - the statutory punishment - but an independent panel disagreed.

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And the 22-year-old will now miss Saturday's FA Cup tie with Stoke, and Premier League games against Bournemouth and Swansea.

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