Diego Costa faces three-match ban after Chelsea striker is charged by FA for clash with Arsenal's Laurent Koscielny- Diego Costa clashed with Arsenal defenders Gabriel and Laurent Koscielny
- Gabriel was sent off before Arsenal were beaten at Stamford Bridge
- Costa escaped with just a yellow card in the London derby
- But he has now been charged for his tussle with Frenchman Koscielny
Diego Costa is facing a three-match ban for grappling with Laurent Koscielny during Chelsea's win over Arsenal on Saturday.The striker appeared to claw at the Frenchman's face as they battled for the ball at Stamford Bridge.The incident went unpunished but the Football Association have now charged the Spain international retrospectively.FA chiefs studied controversial referee Mike Dean's match report on the incident towards the end of the first half at Stamford Bridge before deciding to punish the Chelsea forward.
Costa was booked, but it was not been made clear whether it was for the incident with Koscielny or his exchange with Gabriel that led to the Arsenal defender's red card.
The Brazilian was followed down the runnel by midfield team-mate
Gabriel has been charged with improper conduct for his behaviour following his dismissal, whilst team-mate Cazorla has been warned for his behaviour following his sending off.Chelsea went on to win the grudge match at Stamford Bridge 2-0 after goals from Kurt Zouma and Eden Hazard.
Blues boss Jose Mourinho was seething when Costa was retrospectively sanctioned in February for treading on Liverpool's Emre Can, part of what the Chelsea boss perceived as a 'campaign' against his side which included a Sky Sports montage entitled 'Costa's Crimes'.
But Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said he hoped referee Dean would look again at Costa's actions before filing his match report.
'The match officials should have been aware of Costa's reputation during his first 14 months in the Barclays Premier League', Wenger said, but statistics show the striker did not commit a foul in the match.
Gabriel became involved after Costa grappled with Koscielny, pushing the defender in the face with his hands before catching him with a flailing arm.
And Zouma has since admitted Costa deliberately cheats.
He told BeIn Sport: 'No, we're not surprised because we know Diego. Everyone knows Diego and this guy likes to cheat a lot and put the opponent out of his game.
That happened in the game but he's a really nice guy. We're proud to have him, like the other players, and we're happy to win this.'
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