The Football Association (FA) has released a statement on the suspension of Brandon Thomas-Asante following Coventry City’s EFL Championship match against Norwich City on Monday, 26 January.
According to the FA, an incident involving the player around the 34th minute of the match was not seen by the match officials at the time. However, the action was later captured on video and reviewed.
After examining the footage, the FA charged Brandon Thomas-Asante with violent conduct. The player admitted to the charge and accepted the punishment handed to him.
As a result, Brandon Thomas-Asante has been suspended for three matches, which is the standard penalty for violent conduct.
The suspension means the forward will miss Coventry City’s next three games.
Mattsson was floored in an off-the-ball incident in the Norwich penalty area by the Coventry man but referee Thomas Kirk and his officials missed it.
Coventry boss Frank Lampard said soon after the whistle blew on Norwich’s 2-1 win that he had also not seen the incident, but Sky TV cameras did – and the player has since been punished with a three-game ban after the FA decided to act retrospectively.
Commenting on the incident Lampard, said Thomas-Asante “didn’t mean to do it” and immediately regretted his actions.
“I’ve spoken to Brandon about it because it’s not Brandon, it’s not Brandon’s personality, it’s not his manner, it’s not his way,” Lampard told the Coventry Telegraph.
“He didn’t mean to do it. And when I say that, it was an instinctive movement from him which we’ve all been guilty of if we’ve been on a football pitch – a moment that you can regret instantly. And that’s where Brandon’s at, and that’s absolutely the case and I stand by him, completely.
“Sky showed it a hundred times but the incident is the incident and I think he’s going to be dealt with, he is being dealt with. That process is happening already.
“But I defend Brandon completely because I believe it was instinctive and he has regrets over it and that’s that.”
