- Watford striker Troy Deeney will serve a four-match ban after red card
- Deeney lunged in on Huddersfield’s Collin Quaner during Saturday’s 4-1 loss
- Referee Michael Oliver brandished a straight red card that Watford appealed
- But the Football Association rejected the appeal and so Deeney will serve ban
- He’ll miss Watford’s game against Brighton, Leicester, Swansea and Man City
Watford striker Troy Deeney will serve a four-match suspension after an appeal against his red card in last weekend’s 4-1 defeat to Huddersfield Town proved unsuccessful.
Deeney, the Hornets’ captain, was sent off in the 33rd minute at Vicarage Road with Watford already 2-0 down following a senseless lunge on Collin Quaner.
Quaner was close to the touchline and surrounded by two other Watford players going nowhere when Deeney brought him down and was shown a straight red card by referee Michael Oliver.
Watford striker Troy Deeney will serve a four-game suspension for this rash challenge on Huddersfield Town’s Collin Quaner on Saturday
Deeney was shown a straight red card by referee Michael Oliver and now misses four games
Watford did appeal the red card but the Football Association have upheld the decision
Deeney runs off after being shown the red card in Watford’s 4-1 defeat to Huddersfield
Deeney lunged in on Quaner from behind close to the Vicarage Road touchline
Despite being shepherded by two Watford players, Deeney decided to lunge in on Quaner
Watford lodged an appeal but this has been rejected by the Football Association and so Deeney will miss their next four Premier League fixtures.
He won’t be available for selection for their trip to Brighton this Saturday, the home Boxing Day fixture with Leicester, the home game with Swansea on December 30 and their visit to Manchester City on January 2.
Deeney became the third Watford player to be shown a red card in three matches, meaning the club have now received more red cards – nine – than any other top-flight club since the start of last season.