Palace’s Mateta banned for three games after red card appeal fails

Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta will serve a three-match ban after officials rejected an appeal against his red card in Saturday’s 2-0 Premier League defeat at Tottenham.
The France international, 29, was sent off in the 13th minute at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after a late challenge on Spurs captain Micky van de Ven.
Mateta was originally shown a yellow card by referee Michael Oliver, but it was upgraded to red following a VAR review.
He will be suspended for Palace’s league match at home to Liverpool on Sunday, in addition to fixtures against Coventry and Hull later this month.
A statement from the Football Association said: “An independent regulatory commission ...