Preston’s Milutin Osmajic has been handed an eight-match ban after biting Blackburn’s on-loan Liverpool teenager Owen Beck throughout a match final month.
The wild incident occurred on 22 September when Osmajic reacted in completely insane style to a problem from Beck on a Preston teammate.
The Montenegrin grabbed Beck from behind and bit him on the again of the neck, with the Liverpool loanee attempting to indicate off the chunk mark to the officers.
Osmajic was not despatched off on the time however he has now been punished closely by the Soccer Affiliation.
The 25-year-old will miss eight video games and has been fined £15,000 after admitting violent conduct.
An FA assertion learn: ‘Preston North Finish’s Milutin Osmajic has been given an eight-match suspension and £15,000 high-quality for misconduct throughout their match in opposition to Blackburn Rovers within the EFL Championship on Sunday 22 September.
‘The ahead admitted that he dedicated an act of violent conduct across the 87th minute by biting an opponent. An impartial Regulatory Fee imposed his sanctions following a listening to. Its written causes can be revealed sooner or later.’
Osmajic scored twice in a 3-0 win over Watford on Wednesday, with Preston boss Paul Heckingbottom saying he was completely happy to select the ahead as he waited for his punishment to be confirmed.
‘I’m not going to punish him twice, me twice, the membership twice, the followers twice. We’ll wait and see what the governing physique does, and the way we cope with that, and that course of is ongoing,’ stated Heckingbottom.
‘He deserved his probability. We don’t know the end result, however he’s in all probability not going to be accessible on the weekend.
‘It will have been the identical resolution anyway, however with the short turnaround and the chance he can be lacking, it simply means it is sensible to not put anybody else within the firing line, and fortunately it was the precise name tonight.’
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