• Striker had appealed against red card shown at Norwich
• Remy will miss games against Sunderland, Chelsea and Spurs
The Newcastle striker Loïc Remy will sit out the derby match with Sunderland after failing in a bid to have his sending-off at Norwich overturned.
The Magpies lodged an appeal against the 27-year-old's dismissal along with the Canaries midfielder Bradley Johnson after the pair clashed late in Tuesday night's 0-0 Premier League draw at Carrow Road.
However, while Johnson's own effort to clear his name was upheld, Remy's fell on deaf ears and he will now miss the league games against the Black Cats, Chelsea and Tottenham.
A Football Association statement said: "An independent regulatory commission heard two claims of wrongful dismissal today both in relation to the Norwich City versus Newcastle United game on Tuesday.
"The claim involving Norwich's Bradley Johnson was upheld, meaning his three-match suspension is withdrawn.
"The claim involving Newcastle's Loic Remy was dismissed, therefore his three-match suspension remains with immediate effect. Both players had been dismissed for violent conduct."
Although the news was not unexpected, it will come as a blow to manager Alan Pardew, who is also likely to be without injured duo Yoan Gouffran and Papiss Cissé as he attempts to avoid a third successive derby defeat.
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