Diego Costa banned for three matches after charge from Arsenal clash upheld

Diego Costa has been banned for three games

DIEGO COSTA has been slapped with a three game ban following his altercation with Laurent Koscielny.

The Spain striker was hit with a retrospective charge following his tussle with the Arsenal defender in Saturday's clash at Stamford Bridge.
Referee Mike Dean missed the incident and eventually sent Arsenal's Gabriel off for kicking out at Costa.
The FA tonight rescinded Gabriel's ban, although he could still face an improper conduct charge for his behaviour following the dismissal.

And Chelsea have learnt their appeal to have Costa's charge overturned has failed.
Costa will now miss three matches starting with Walsall in the Capital One Cup tomorrow night.
Chelsea's following domestic matches are against Newcastle and Southampton.

An FA Statement read: "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 [19 September 2015]."