Overview
- The FA imposed a three-game suspension after video showed Brandon Thomas-Asante swinging an arm at Norwich’s Pelle Mattsson in a 2-1 defeat that officials did not penalize at the time.
- Thomas-Asante admitted violent conduct and accepted the standard sanction, with no appeal reported.
- He will miss Coventry’s next three fixtures: away to QPR, then home against Oxford United and Middlesbrough.
- Manager Frank Lampard defended the striker’s character, describing the action as instinctive and regretted.
- Thomas-Asante issued a statement apologizing to Mattsson and said he struck out while trying to break free from a hold, vowing to return stronger for the run-in.