Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho will serve a four-match ban after his appeal against a red card was rejected.
The Brazilian was dismissed in the first-half of City's 2-1 victory over Burnley on Monday for a reckless lunge on the visitors' Johann Berg Gudmundsson.
A Football Association spokesman confirmed Fernandinho would sit out four matches instead of three as it was his second straight red card of the season.
He said: 'Fernandinho will serve a four-match suspension with immediate effect after his claim of wrongful dismissal claim was rejected today following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing.