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Vertonghen elbow earns Wickham three-match ban

The Crystal Palace striker's elbow on the Tottenham man last weekend has earned him a three-match suspension.

Crystal Palace striker Connor Wickham has been handed a three-match ban for violent conduct in relation to his elbow on Jan Vertonghen last weekend.

Midway through the second half of Palace's 3-1 Premier League defeat at Selhurst Park last week, Wickham appeared to swing an elbow at the Spurs defender inside the penalty area.

No action was taken at the time by referee Martin Atkinson, but the Football Association (FA) issued a statement on Monday confirming that Wickham had admitted the charge.