Touchline ban for Lambert

Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert will serve a touchline ban this weekend after admitting a Football Association charge.

Lambert was handed the one-match ban, and given a £8,000 fine, after he was served with a charge relating to "language and/or behaviour amounting to improper conduct" during his side's 5-0 defeat at Manchester City on Saturday.

The Villa boss will therefore have to watch on from the stands when his side host Arsenal on Saturday.

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