Aberdeen midfielder Leighton Clarkson could miss the visit of Rangers on Saturday after being issued with a notice of complaint by the SFA.
The on-loan Liverpool midfielder was booked following a tackle on Ross County’s Callum Johnson in Saturday’s 1-1 draw in Dingwall.
But the SFA have cited Clarkson for serious foul play and he is now facing the prospect of being suspended.
Clarkson’s case will be determined at a fast-track tribunal hearing on Thursday.
Staggies boss Malky Mackay believes Clarkson should have been sent off for the challenge.
Speaking after the draw with the Dons the County manager said: “We matched them all over the pitch and it was a clean game apart from the challenge in the 56th minute, which for me was a red card.
“I’ve watched it back and for me, the tackle by (Leighton) Clarkson on Callum Johnson was a leg-breaker.
“I’ve spoken to the referee to let him know that I will be looking to see what the compliance officer (Andrew Phillips) does.
“We’ve come off the back of a couple of difficult ones in terms of the compliance side of the game, with our two players who were cited and retrospectively sent off.
“Then at Ibrox, we had a decision not to have had a man (James Sands) sent off against us.
“Today there’s another one that’s glaring.”
