St Mirren’s Jim Goodwin will serve a two-match ban after being charged by the SFA for striking Dundee United’s Stuart Armstrong with his arm last week.
The Irishman was handed a two-game ban subject to appeal. However, the Buddies soon confirmed they would accept the punishment.
The charge against him stated he struck Armstrong “on the face with an arm”.
Goodwin had until Tuesday to respond but the club opted not to go down that route.
The controversial midfielder was substituted by manager Danny Lennon before half-time in what looked a preventative measure to stop his skipper being sent off in their 4-1 win over Jackie McNamara’s young side.
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Goodwin’s apparent first-half forearm smash on Stuart Armstrong went unpunished by referee Bobby Madden prior to his replacement.
However, the SFA’s compliance officer Vincent Lunny examined footage of the first-half flashpoint of Thursday’s Premiership encounter.
In an unusual move, United even posted footage of a clip of the incident to back up McNamara’s claim that Madden should have acted before Saints were able to take their captain off.
McNamara said: “I spoke to Danny Lennon after the game. He thinks Jim (Goodwin) gets singled out for certain things, but I think he singles himself out. His challenge on Stuart with his arm was naughty.
“I don’t want to see people sent off and it doesn’t change anything from the game. But I want to see the right decisions being made.”