Ipswich striker John Stead has been banned for four games after the club's appeal against his Boxing Day sending-off at Crystal Palace failed.
The 26-year-old was given a straight red card for a foul on Freddie Sears.
Ipswich boss Roy Keane and Eagles counterpart Neil Warnock both said the incident only warranted a booking.
But a Football Association committee confirmed a statutory three-match ban, plus a further game because it felt the appeal had no prospect of success.
Stead will begin his suspension on Saturday when Ipswich face Blackpool in the FA Cup.
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