article_snippet: Nothing is certain, however, in the discredited disciplinary process following the Ashley Barnes and Nemanja Matic incident.
article_snippet: Barnes could not be charged for a clearly and widely accepted red card challenge while a player guilty of violent conduct, according to the FA, had a reduced ban for some bizarre reason.
article_snippet: Either Barnes was guilty or not.
article_snippet: Another example is that Crystal Palace captain Mile Jedinak should be charged for Barnes clearly deliberate forearm smash on West Ham's Diafra Sakho towards the end of Palace's win at Upton Park.
article_snippet: Mile Jedinak's elbow was labelled a 'mindless assault' and Poll says Barnes should be punished .
highlights_snippet: Mile Jedinak needs to be punished for his 'mindless assault' on West Ham striker Diafra Sakho during Crystal Palace's 3-1 win at Upton Park .
  