Hibs defender Ryan Porteous has lost his appeal against the red card he picked up against Rangers.
The 22-year-old was shown a straight red following a high challenge on Joe Aribo at Ibrox.
His side were leading 1-0 thanks to Kevin Nisbet's header but Porteous ' sending off after just 30 minutes turned the tide in Gers' favour as Steven Gerrard's side went on to win 2-1.
Hibs opted to appeal the decision as they felt referee Nick Walsh's decision was harsh.
But now a disciplinary panel have ruled against the appeal and upheld the ruling, meaning Porteous will serve a two-match ban.
That means the centre-half will miss Hibs' upcoming clash against Dundee Utd and then Aberdeen after the international break.
A statement from Hibs said: "We can confirm that our appeal against Ryan Porteous’ sending off against Rangers has been unsuccessful.
"Our centre-back was dismissed on the half-hour mark for a challenge on Joe Aribo in our 2-1 defeat at Ibrox.
"After receiving our appeal, the SFA have deemed his sending off was not a case of wrongful dismissal, which means that Porteous will serve a two-match ban.
"He will miss our first two games after the international break when we face Dundee United at home (Saturday 16 October) and Aberdeen away (Saturday 23 October)."
We told how Steven Gerrard claimed Porteous' challenge was a potential LEG BREAKER.
