Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye's appeal against a violent conduct charge has been rejected by The Football Association.
The Frenchman will now serve a three match ban and miss tonight's clash with Blackburn Rovers, he will also be absent for Newcastle's home game against Aston Villa, and the trip to Tottenham Hotspur.
Cabaye's suspension is another example of the hypocrisy that the FA's disciplinary panel continue to display. The Frenchman has received the ban for a seemingly innocuous kick aimed at Brighton's Adam El-Abd. However, players such as Frank Lampard, Peter Crouch and Robin Van Persie have all escaped punishment in recent times, despite committing offences that the laws of the game deem worthy of a red card.
More pressingly it presents a dilemma for Alan Pardew, who must now decide how to plug the gap in central midfield that Cabaye's enforced absence has created.
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