West Ham United's Manuel Lanzini became the second player to be retrospectively banned for diving after the Football Association rejected his appeal against "successful deception of a match official" in Sunday's 3-0 Premier League win over Stoke.
Manuel Lanzini of West Ham. Photo: PHOTOSPORT
West Ham were awarded a penalty in the 18th minute after Lanzini went down in the box after what appeared to be minimal contact from Stoke's Erik Pieters.
An independent regulatory panel found the charge proven at a hearing this morning.
The Argentinean midfielder will miss this morning's League Cup quarter-final against Arsenal, as well as Sunday's Premier League game at home to Newcastle United.
Everton striker Oumar Niasse was banned for two games following a similar incident against Crystal Palace last month.
-Reuters
