Liverpool striker Luis Suarez will lodge an appeal if his FA ban goes beyond three games for his biting incident on Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic.

The Daily Mail says Suarez accepted an FA charge of violent conduct for his outrageous attack on Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic at Anfield on Sunday.

But the Uruguayan and his employers have risked yet another backlash after making it clear to the governing body that they will appeal should an independent disciplinary commission hand down a more severe punishment than the standard three-match suspension.

A three-man panel will convene on Wednesday morning to consider the evidence submitted by both the FA and Liverpool.