Aleksandar Mitrovic will not be available for Fulham's Premier League games against Everton and Liverpool after the Serbian was slapped with an eight-game ban for pushing referee Chris Kavanagh during the FA Cup tie at Manchester United last month.
Manager Marco Silva will also be absent from the Goodison Park touchline later this month after the Whites boss was hit with a two-match touchline ban for his misconduct in the 3-1 quarter-final defeat at Old Trafford on March 19.
Mitrovic, who has scored 11 Premier League goals for Fulham this season, has had the standard three-game suspension for a straight red card increased by a further five by an independent regulatory commission. However, after missing Saturday's visit to Bournemouth, the striker will now miss the next seven league matches. The 28-year-old has also been made to pay a fine of £75,000.
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Meanwhile, former Blues boss Silva has been hit with a two-match touchline ban after admitting to using "abusive and insulting words, gestures and behaviour towards Kavanagh" and will therefore be made to watch matches against Leeds United and Everton from the stands. He has also been ordered to pay a £40,000 fine.
After the Independent regulatory commission's punishment for the duo was made public on Tuesday afternoon, however, the Football Association announced their intention to appeal the verdict in favour of a tougher sanction.
A statement from an FA spokesman read: "We not the decision of the Independent Regulatory Commission to sanction Aleksandar Mitrovic and Marco Silva.
"Our current intention is to appeal both sanctions, however we will await the written reasons before confirming our final position."
Fulham travel to Goodison Park to face Everton on April 15 before travelling to Anfield for their rearranged clash with the Reds on May 3.
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