Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso has been handed a three-match ban following his challenge on Southampton’s Shane Long last weekend, the Football Association has announced. Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso has been handed a three-match ban following his challenge on Southampton’s Shane Long last weekend, the Football Association has announced. The left wing-back appeared to stand on the back of Long’s leg during their Premier League game on Saturday and the incident went unpunished by referee Mike Dean. Southampton v Chelsea – Premier League – St Mary’s Stadium Alonso is now ruled out of Thursday night’s Premier League game at Burnley, Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final against the Saints and also the league trip to Swansea on April 28. pic.twitter.com/YTeRJO8c9V — FA Spokesperson (@FAspokesperson) April 19, 2018 The 27-year-old defender was on Wednesday named in the Professional Footballers’ Association’s Premier League team of the year – the only representative from Chelsea.

Source: Irish Independent April 19, 2018 10:07 UTC