Chelsea with be without Marcos Alonso for Sunday's FA Cup semi-final against Southampton after the left back was hit with a three-match ban.
Alonso was deemed to be guilty of violent conduct after planting his left boot into Shane Long's right leg during Sunday's Premier League meeting between the Saints and Chelsea.
Spaniard Alonso will also be unavailable for Chelsea's next two League matches — against Burnley and Swansea.
An FA statement read: 'Marcos Alonso will miss Chelsea's next three matches after an Independent Regulatory Commission ruled he had committed an act of violent conduct against Southampton's Shane Long.