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​Sunderland defender Djilobodji cops FOUR game ban

Sunderland defender Papy Djilobodji will miss the next four matches after being found guilty of violent conduct.

The 28-year-old had denied a Football Association charge following an incident in which his arm struck the face of West Brom's Darren Fletcher in his side's 2-0 defeat on Saturday.

But the Senegalese was found guilty by an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing on Friday.

The incident was not seen by the match officials but was caught on video.

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