Nottingham Forest have been handed an early FA Cup boost with the news that Saturday’s opponents, Cardiff City, will not have their manager organising operations from the touchline.
Bluebirds’ boss Neil Harris was sent off during his side’s 2-1 defeat at Wycombe Wanderers, the club’s third successive Sky Bet Championship defeat
Harris will serve his touchline ban during Cardiff’s trip to the City Ground this weekend, having received a one-match touchline ban and been fined £2,000.
Harris was dismissed nine minutes from the end of Cardiff’s 2-1 defeat on December 29 and accused of using “abusive and/or insulting language towards a match official”.
A statement on the FA Spokesperson Twitter account said: “Cardiff City FC’s Neil Harris has been suspended from the touchline for one match and fined £2,000 for a breach of FA Rule E3 that occurred during an EFL Championship match against Wycombe Wanderers FC on Tuesday 29 December 2020.
“The manager admitted that he used abusive and insulting language towards a match official during the 81st minute of the match and accepted the standard penalty.”
