Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini will miss his side's next three fixtures after the club accepted a charge of violent conduct.
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Fellaini was retrospectively charged with violent conduct by the Football Association after Saturday's fixture against Stoke. The charge relates to an incident in the 59th minute of the match in which the Belgian appeared to headbutt the Stoke defender.
Everton accepted the charge and as a result Fellaini will miss the Toffees' upcoming matches against West Ham, Wigan and Chelsea.
Referee Mark Halsey confirmed that he saw two further incidents involving the pair but neither were deemed to be violent conduct.
Fellaini issued an apology on Saturday, expressing regret for his actions.
"I apologise completely to Ryan Shawcross, my teammates and to our fans at the game," he said.
"There was a lot of pushing and pulling going on inside the Stoke penalty area and I didn't feel I was getting any protection from the officials.
"Nevertheless I know I shouldn't have done what I did.
"I have also apologised to the manager and the staff. I have no excuses, I was disappointed with the way I was being treated and I lost my temper, which was unprofessional of me."
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