Jimmy Kebe is set to miss three games after being sent off at Barnsley - but Steve Coppell was unhappy with the card.

The winger was dismissed on 36 minutes by referee Clive Oliver for an incident with Dennis Souza. Violent conduct brings a three-match ban, and Kebe would miss home games with Blackpool and Norwich, then the trip away to promotion rivals Birmingham.

Reading had a throw well up the pitch on the right, and the Malian was jostling for position with Dennis Souza inside the box. Both players seemed to be nudging each other, and the referee blew to come over and calm things down.

As he whistled, Kebe seemed to shove his opponent, in full view of the linesman on the near side and although it was not a particularly vicious action and Souza easily stayed on his feet, once hands were raised there only seemed to be one outcome and the red card came out.

"I'm the first one to say if you raise your hands, you deserve to go. But I saw it live." Royals boss Steve Coppell explained after the game, which we won 1-0

"There was a little kerfuffle, their centre-back tried to claim ground, and Jimmy pushed him back.

"It was a flat-handed push, but the crowd went wild. The centre-back didn't react at all, but there was a bit off a hoo-ha.

"The linesman got in there as soon as he could - it was his 15 minutes I suppose!

"He was sent off for violent conduct, and it certainly wasn't that

"I've seen the video and it's not clear, and the ref didn't see it - he went on the linesman's word. So I don't know if we'll be able to ask them to look at it again.

"But it spoiled the match as a spectacle and it was unfair."

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