Tiote receives three-match ban

Newcastle United midfielder Cheik Tiote will serve a three-match suspension after his wrongful dismissal claim was rejected on Tuesday.

Tiote was shown a red card for a two-footed challenge on Jon Ashton during the Magpies’ FA Cup third-round tie at Stevenage on Saturday.

Newcastle went on to lose 3-1 to the League Two side.

The Magpies are believed to have challenged Tiote’s sending-off on the grounds that he made contact with the ball, but were warned they risked a four-match ban for a ‘frivolous’ appeal given Tiote raised both feet off the ground in the tackle.

The Ivory Coast international will miss the English Premier League Wear-Tyne derby at Sunderland on Sunday, plus fixtures against Tottenham and Fulham.