Liverpool star Mohamed Salah faces being banned for table-topping Liverpool’s crunch clashes with Arsenal and Manchester City.
The Egypt international collapsed in a heap to win a 47th-minute penalty when Paul Dummett touched his left arm in the 4-0 win over Newcastle.
FA panel will meet on Thursday to decide if referee Graham Scott was 'deceived' when he awarded the spot-kick.
Toon boss Rafa Benitez fumed: “A soft penalty changed everything and now I have to explain why we conceded four goals.”
The 26-year-old will be slapped with a two-game ban and miss the matches against Arsenal and Manchester City.