Magpies top scorer Jatta banned for Newport game
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Relegation-threatened Newport County have been given a boost ahead of their League Two trip to Notts County after Magpies striker Alassana Jatta was banned for three games.
The promotion hopefuls will be without their 15-goal top scorer for Monday's fixture (15:00 BST).
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Jatta accepted a Football Association (FA) charge of violent conduct for an incident in the 79th minute of Friday's 2-1 defeat by Salford City.
"The forward's behaviour around the 79th minute of the fixture wasn't seen by match officials at the time, but it was caught on video, and the FA subsequently alleged that it constituted violent conduct," read an FA statement.
"Alassana Jatta admitted the charge against him and accepted the standard punishment of a three-match suspension for violent conduct."
Jatta will also miss the fixtures against Cambridge United and Barnet.
Fourth-placed Notts, who are outside the automatic promotion places on goal difference, will still start as favourites at Meadow Lane on Monday.
Newport lost to rivals Crawley Town on Friday and are one place above the relegation zone, a point ahead of both Barrow and Harrogate Town.
The Exiles host Harrogate on Saturday and travel to Barrow, who have a game in hand, on the final day.