London Dec 20 (IANS) West Ham United s Manuel Lanzini has been banned for two matches for diving in Saturday s English Premier League win at Stoke the FA announced here.
The 24-year-old Argentine forward fell to the ground as he was challenged by defender Erik Pieters and the Hammers were awarded a penalty which put them 1-0 up in a 3-0 victory reports Xinhua news agency.
"Lanzini will serve a two-match suspension with immediate effect after his denial of a charge of Successful Deception of a Match Official was rejected " the FA said in a statement.
He will miss Saturday s EPL visit of Newcastle United.
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