Referee Steve Bennett has decided not to rescind the red card he awarded to Aston Villa goalkeeper Peter Enckelman in last night's Premiership clash with Southampton at Villa Park.
Enckelman was sent off in the first minute of the second half after a clash in his penalty area with Saints striker Brett Ormerod.
Television replays clearly showed that the original offence had been committed by Villa defender Alpay who was holding back Ormerod.
But Bennett has opted to stick with his original decision after studying a video of the incident that resulted in Kevin Beattie scoring from the spot and giving Southampton a 1-0 win.
It means Finnish international Enckelman, who has established himself as Villa's number one this season after the departure of Peter Schmeichel, will miss the home league clash with Fulham on November 9th.
But he will be available for struggling Villa's next two away games with Manchester United on Saturday and Blackburn on November 3rd despite FIFA wanting all suspensions to take immediate effect - a move the Football Association have so far resisted.
Villa manager Graham Taylor confirmed: "The referee has looked at the video and decided that he has got no reason to change his mind.
"As a result there is no point in us wasting our time in appealing. We will just get on with things, knowing that Peter misses the game with Fulham".