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Preston’s Osmajic given eight-match ban for biting Blackburn’s Owen Beck
Blackburn Rovers' Owen Beck being confronted by Preston North End's Milutin Osmajic, September 22, 2024

PRESTON striker Milutin Osmajic has been given an eight-match ban and fined £15,000 for biting Blackburn defender Owen Beck.

The incident took place in a Championship goalless draw between the Lancashire rivals at Deepdale on September 22.

An FA spokesperson said: “The forward admitted that he committed an act of violent conduct around the 87th minute by biting an opponent.

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