Koeman critical of Jedinak elbow

Ronald Koeman has condemned Mile Jedinak’s apparent elbow on Diafra Sakho ahead of Southampton’s meeting with Crystal Palace.

Ahead of Southampton’s midweek Premier League meeting with Crystal Palace, Ronald Koeman has described Mile Jedinak’s apparent elbow on Diafra Sakho as “very wrong”.

Jedinak is waiting to see whether he will face retrospective action from the Football Association after catching Sakho in the face during the closing stages of Palace’s 3-1 win at West Ham on Saturday.

A suspension would rule the Palace skipper out of his side’s trip to St Mary’s Stadium on Tuesday.

Asked if he expected Jedinak to be banned, Koeman said: “I watched the moment in the game and of course I think what he did is very wrong, but I don’t know if the FA will do something about that.”

Palace are certain to be without Glenn Murray against Southampton after the striker was sent off at the weekend.

However, Palace manager Alan Pardew played down the incident, telling reporters: “Nothing has happened. I would be surprised if something happens with this as it stands.

“But, the media have highlighted it and we’ll have to see where it goes.

“It’s about how the laws are interpreted. We’ve seen a couple of incidents over the weekend that are being debated retrospectively.

“Things like this and diving, elbows and poor tackles are all on the agenda to deal with.”