Sergio Aguero has been handed a four-game ban following his sending off during Manchester City’s defeat to Chelsea.
Aguero was shown a straight red for his knee-high challenge on Chelsea defender David Luiz, which led to a bench-clearing melee at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
Aguero’s team-mate Fernandinho was also sent off for shoving Cesc Fabregas, who fell over an advertising hoarding, and the Brazilian midfielder has been hit by a three-game suspension.
Premier League leaders Chelsea won the game 3-1 for an eighth successive victory, but both clubs can anticipate FA disciplinary action for a failure to control their players.
Fabregas’ role in Fernandinho’s dismissal could also be scrutinised after it appeared he struck the City man in the face, prompting the Brazil international’s furious reaction.
Aguero’s offence was effectively his second dismissal of the season after he served a three-match ban for violent conduct, issued retrospectively after he was adjudged to have elbowed West Ham’s Winston Reid in August.
The Argentina striker will miss City’s matches with Leicester, Watford, Arsenal and Hull this month. Fernandinho will be available for the Hull game on Boxing Day.
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