Crystal Palace captain Mile Jedinak will miss the Saints Premier League clash at St Mary's tonight after he accepted the Football Association's charge of violent conduct for elbowing West Ham's Diafra Sakho, the club have announced.

Jedinak was handed a retrospective punishment by the FA on Monday after he struck Sakho in the face towards the end of Palace's 3-1 win at Upton Park on Saturday.

The punishment for violent conduct is a three-match ban but Jedinak's red card against Sunderland in November means his suspension could be lengthened to four.

A statement on Crystal Palace's official website read: ''Crystal Palace midfielder Mile Jedinak has accepted the violent conduct charge from the Football Association handed to him yesterday.

''The charge stems from an incident with West Ham United midfielder Diafra Sakho in the 87th minute of Palace's 3-1 win over the Hammers on Saturday.

''The club are now awaiting further details from the Football Association regarding the punishment.''

The Palace captain will now sit out tonight's visit to Southampton as well as league games against QPR, Stoke and Manchester City.

An FA statement read: ''Mile Jedinak will serve a four match suspension with immediate effect after he admitted an FA charge of violent conduct which was not seen by the match officials but caught on video.

''The incident involving the Crystal Palace midfielder and West Ham United's Diafra Sakho took place in the 87th minute of their fixture on Saturday 28 February 2015.

''The player's suspension consists of three matches for violent conduct with an additional one match as he has previously been dismissed this season.''