Spitting images see Diouf on FA rap

EL-Hadji Diouf is set to receive a maximum three-match ban for spitting at Arjan de Zeeuw during Bolton’s Premiership match against Portsmouth.

The FA charged the 23-year-old with misconduct yesterday over the incident which was caught on television cameras.

The FA are powerless to extend Diouf's punishment beyond the mandatory red-card tariff for the offence, despite the Senegal striker having already been found guilty of an identical offence.