Manchester City's Sergio Aguero handed four-match ban by FA after clash with Chelsea's David Luiz

The Argentine striker saw red at the end of the match, which his side lost 3-1, after catching David Luiz with a high and late challenge. The pair had earlier clashed at a corner.

The 28-year-old will miss the matches against Leicester, Watford, Arsenal and Hull. He was previously given a retrospective red card for a challenge on West Ham's Winton Reid in September.

The news comes after a bad-tempered end to the match on Saturday in which Fernandinho was also dismissed for his part in a scuffle with Cesc Fabregas.

City's Brazilian midfielder has been banned for three matches, as indicated on the disciplinary pages of the FA website.

Premier League leaders Chelsea picked up their eighth successive victory, but both clubs can anticipate further disciplinary action for a failure to control their players.

Fabregas' role in Fernandinho's dismissal could also be scrutinised after it appeared he struck the City man in the face, prompting the Brazil international's furious reaction.

Fernandinho will be available for the Hull game on Boxing Day. City defender Nicolas Otamendi, meanwhile, received his fifth booking of the season on Saturday to prompt an automatic one-match suspension, so Pep Guardiola will be without three players for Saturday's trip to Leicester.

The two red cards against Chelsea took City's number of on-field dismissals to five in the early months of Guardiola's reign. Fernandinho and goalkeeper Claudio Bravo were sent off in Champions League action, while Nolito was handed his marching orders in September's win over Bournemouth.