Brighton and Hove Albion midfielder Ashley Barnes has been given an additional three match suspension after his charge was found proven.

Barnes was charged following his side’s game against Bolton Wanderers on Saturday 9 March 2013.

It was alleged that Barnes’s behaviour in relation to the match official, for which the player was dismissed for violent conduct towards the end of the game, constituted an offence whereby the standard punishment that would otherwise apply was clearly insufficient.

Barnes denied the charge and a Regulatory Commission heard the case on Friday morning and found the charge proven.

Barnes is currently serving a four-match suspension following the red card, which includes an additional match for this being his second dismissal of the season.

With the three additional games, he will now miss a total of seven matches.