West Ham United will be without one of their key players when they visit Newcastle United in just over a week’s time.Mohammed Kudus was shown a red card during the Hammers’ 4-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur last month after Micky van de Ven claimed the winger punched him in the face.
Kudus was initially shown a yellow card by referee Andy Madley but that was later upgraded to a red for violent conduct following a VAR check, earning the player an automatic three-match ban.However, he was also hit with another violent conduct charge by the FA, which has handed down an additional sanction.
The 24-year-old has already missed games against Manchester United, Nottingham Forest and Everton, and he’ll also miss the Hammers’ next two fixtures against Newcastle and Arsenal.
Kudus, who scored twice against Newcastle last season, will next be eligible for West Ham’s trip to Leicester Cityon December 2. By that point, he won’t have played club football for five weeks.
According to the written reasons published from the independent regulatory commission, Kudus informed them he was “deeply embarrassed” by the incident and accepted the charge.
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