Former, Rushall Olympic boss Dyer to serve touchline ban

Dyer will miss Saturday's home game against Aldershot; Jaakkola banned for six matches after both were sent off in last month's draw with Halifax.

Former, Rushall Olympic manager Kieron Dyer and goalkeeping coach Anssi Jaakkola have been handed touchline bans by the Football Association following their dismissals in last month's 2-2 draw with Halifax Town at Roots Hall.

Dyer will serve a one-match ban and miss Saturday's home fixture against Aldershot Town, while Jaakkola faces a six-match suspension. Both have also been fined. The bans take effect immediately.

The pair were sent off after an incident involving substitute Promise Omochere, who was deemed to have taken too long to leave the field, prompting referee Isaac Searle to delay the introduction of replacement Ben Goodliffe. Halifax scored a 90th-minute equaliser while Southend were temporarily down to 10 men.