Toto Nsiala’s appeal against his red card at Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday has been rejected by the FA’s Independent Regulatory Commission and the centre-half now faces a three-match ban.

Nsiala was dismissed in the 75th minute at Hillsborough for a challenge on Fernando Forestieri in which he appeared to cleanly win the ball prior to the Owls striker colliding with him.

Aristote Nsiala will miss Ipswich Town’s next three games through suspension after an Independent Regulatory Commission rejected his claim of wrongful dismissal for serious foul play against Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday [25/08/18]. pic.twitter.com/RtCi3fENjG– FA Spokesperson (@FAspokesperson) August 30, 2018

The former Shrewsbury man will miss Sunday's East Anglian derby against Norwich and the two games following the international break at Hull City and at home to Brentford.

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oldbri added 15:01 - Aug 30 I meant to add that the commission nearly always stick up for the referee
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RobITFC added 15:03 - Aug 30 I suspect no one on that commission has ever played football?
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BlueandTruesince82 added 15:05 - Aug 30 Absloute disgrace that a clear error is not corrected. Why are refs not held account for their performances? Yes it's difficult, thata what they get paid for. A sad incitement of football and thoserunning the game.
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Fozrat70 added 15:05 - Aug 30 The FA always come out on the side of the ref we should know this from other reds we have tried and failed to overturn very few of these get rescinded unless there are about 10 different camera angles to view and that only happens in the prem so we have no chance
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Warkys_Tash added 15:07 - Aug 30 Dubious Decisions Panel reigns supreme!!
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DA22A added 15:10 - Aug 30 Fully expected really. The fact he got to the ball first isn't in dispute, but players can no longer continue to "go through" the other player and "leave something on him". Years ago that was fully expected and part of the game, but now you can't do it.
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BtreeBlueBlood added 15:17 - Aug 30 The problem is th fa don't want to make these decisions. Has anyone actually got a % figure on successful challenges. The ref got it wrong and we have been punished- once in the game and subsequent matches. Then the ref turns up at forest last night and has another shxt day at work. Forestierri should have been booked for a late tackle the ball had gone.
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Europablue added 15:19 - Aug 30 A bad mistake by a referee in a match is understandable when he has to make a snap decision, but not correcting the error on review is criminal. It was unfortunate that we were denied 3 points, but the loss of a player for 3 matches should have been avoided. Fans give refs a tough time, but it's decisions not being overruled that make the situation worse.
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christiand added 15:22 - Aug 30 And we all wonder why our game is in such a mess....exhibit A! What a joke. FA stands for what they all know about football!
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ajs83 added 15:22 - Aug 30 Does anyone remember when Grant Holt was sent off at Reading? Their next match was Ipswich at home, funnily enough his three match ban was overturned first thing on Monday morning. Then his early tackle (sorry, assault) on Jack Colback was punished by only a yellow card and the rest is history (he scored a hat-trick). Given that our next match is against you know who, I have to say this decision doesn't surprise me in the slightest although anyone with an ounce of common sense knows that this decision is just wrong. I would have been more optimistic if Norwich wasn't one of our next three matches. I've had a s**t day at work and now this. This day just gets better and better FFS

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Pilgrimblue added 15:26 - Aug 30 Nor me FF is a disgrace and hope he gets his comeuppance and wont be welcome at PR nor indeed will the ref (and to think he was ref last night and denied Newcastle penalty, dreadful)
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Barty added 15:28 - Aug 30 That's it then - all clean tackles that win the ball will be punished by a red card. The FA are a complete joke
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CraigEdwards added 15:34 - Aug 30 Other clubs can afford a bigger back hander !! Whops
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ThaiBlue added 15:36 - Aug 30 Oh dear needed him for sunday.shocking decision
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NBVJohn added 15:39 - Aug 30 Protecting their own as ever. Pillocks.
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warwickblue added 15:49 - Aug 30 Entirely to be expected, as Hurst alluded to before the appeal was lodged. He was not the least hopeful of the red card being overturned at appeal. This really does highlight the pathetic 'protect at all costs' attitude of the FA towards their match officials. Disappointing for the player most of all but let's hope that the team can rally round and use it as further motivation towards the elusive first victory on Sunday.

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HALLSJ added 15:49 - Aug 30 Who had the casting vote, fkin Delia. Joke!!!
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jimmyjames added 15:49 - Aug 30 that's pathetic.
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northernblues added 15:49 - Aug 30 Did I read McCauley may be coming back on loan?
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BlueMachines added 15:55 - Aug 30 When it rains it pours
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Westy added 16:01 - Aug 30 I'm not surprised - yes it was studs up but when he won the ball the opposition player was not near him - the collision came afterwards. This is the way football is going - a player may score from an overhead kick then have it disallowed because his foot was too close to an opposition player's head. Football is a very different game from what it was ten, even five years ago - players are being penalised now for simply winning the ball by being physically stronger or because the other player was off balance.

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gt81 added 16:03 - Aug 30 Disgusted. Interception wasn't a foul and even the opposition fans didn't think it warranted a card. Ridiculous how cards are issued like confetti in the modern game, justs ruins it for the fans.
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sotd78 added 16:11 - Aug 30 If anything the red card should have gone to the Wednesday player for an over the top tackle! Seems to me that the FA have altered the basic rules of football and now penalise any follow through. Any going to ground or one foot slide tackle is now officially dead.
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JewellintheTown added 16:12 - Aug 30 Now we have two bits of camaraderie with our Northern twinned town, Newcastle. Sir Bobby and hating Jeremy Simpson.
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alanbrazil added 16:19 - Aug 30 Knudsen tucks inside to centre half with chambers, kenlock left back donacien right back not the end of the world, McCauley comes in as cover hopefully although maybe prefer to nab Danny batth if we could with a permanent signing maybe in January
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