Source: Daily_Mail
Newcastle midfielder Cheik Tiote loses appeal
Newcastle midfielder Cheik Tiote will serve a three-match ban after his appeal against his red card during Saturday's FA Cup third-round defeat at Stevenage was dismissed. The 24-year-old Ivorian was shown a straight red card by referee Andre Marriner for a lunging tackle on Jon Ashton in the 71st minute of the Magpies' 3-1 at Broadhall Way. Seeing red: Tiote will serve a three-match ban A FA statement read: 'At a regulatory commission hearing today, a claim for wrongful dismissal from Newcastle United midfielder Cheik Tiote was rejected. 'As a result, Tiote's three-match suspension will remain in place.' Magpies manager Alan Pardew stood by his man after the match, claiming the referee had made a mistake. He said: 'I wanted to protect Tiote (by starting him from the bench) because he had a slight strain but that has come back to hurt me. He came on to try to make a difference and has been sent off. Standing by his man: Pardew insists Tiote should not have been sent off 'The referee got it wrong. He was fast. He travelled across the ground. He was aggressive in the challenge but in no way was he intending to hurt the player. 'The ball was going away from the player. I was astonished by that.' Tiote, who has impressed for Newcastle since his summer move from FC Twente, will now sit out the Barclays Premier League matches against Sunderland, Tottenham and Fulham.Meanwhile midfielder Dan Gosling will take his first step on the road towards a first-team comeback with a friendly appearance on Wednesday. The 20-year-old joined United from Everton in the summer, but has yet to play a minute for them owing to a cruciate ligament injury he picked up while he was with the Toffees. But he will line-up against Hibs at the club's training ground, hoping to put himself in manager Alan Pardew`s thoughts. Stevenage star was attacked on pitch by love rival 'defending' ex-girlfriendNewcastle appeal Tiote's red card during FA Cup defeat to StevenageNorthern Exposure: Three reasons why the hotbed of football became a laughing stock during a weekend of FA Cup shocks NEWCASTLE UNITED FC