Preston player Osmajic banned for eight matches following biting incident

Preston North End striker Milutin Osmajic has been banned for eight matches by the Football Association.

Osmajic got in trouble for biting Blackburn Rovers Owen Beck, who is on loan from Liverpool. 

The 25-year-old striker, who accepted the charge of violent conduct, was also fined £15,000.

The incident was after Beck sent off the Championship match between the two clubs. 

Speaking after that game Blackburn manager John Eustace told BBC Radio Lancashire: “Owen’s got a big bite mark on the back of his neck and it’s a shame the referee didn’t see that.”

“We’ve already indicated to the player what we’re doing,” said Preston director Peter Ridsdale.

“I want to keep that obviously in-house but you can be assured that that’s not something that we condone as a football club and we’ve taken appropriate action.”