Five Premier League players were yesterday given a one-match ban after they collected their fourth yellow card in last weekend's top-flight games.

Hibs' striker Etienne Barbara will have to miss his side's clash with bottom-placed Dingli Swallows who had midfielder Andre Rocha Da Silva on the suspensions' list issued yesterday.

Clayton Failla has been ruled out of Sliema Wanderers' encounter with Valletta on Sunday while Ħamrun Spartans' Diego Armando Cucciardi and James Shead, of Tarxien Rainbows, will sit out their teams' matches against Birkirkara and Floriana respectively.

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