Bristol City will be without Mark Sykes for the next four games after a case of violent conduct was brought by the Football Association.
The suspension relates to an incident in the 81st minute of Sunday's defeat at Swansea City. It was not seen by the officials live, but the Irishman was later charged by the FA. The 25-year-old contested the charge, but an independent regulatory commission did not agree and he has been banned.
With City trailing 2-0 with less than 10 minutes to go, Sykes was cynically fouled by Joel Piroe and the FA deemed that Sykes then kicked out at Ryan Manning after falling to the deck. Sykes and Manning confronted each other but referee Jeremy Simpson took no action.
