Yves Bissouma has apologised to Jamal Lewis for the incident which saw the Albion man sent off.

Kevin Friend showed a straight red card after reviewing the incident on the pitchside monitor.

Bissouma’s acrobatic attempt to back heel a bouncing ball led to him catching Lewis in the face with his boot.

He misses the visit of Manchester United next Saturday.

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Bissouma went to check on Lewis, who was having treatment, before leaving the field.

He later sent an open tweeted to the Newcastle left-back, which read: “Brother, I’m really sorry I didn’t want to touch you. My intentions were more on the ball. I pray that you come back on the field stronger. I wish you a good recovery.”

 

 

Bissouma was pleased with the 3-0 win.

He tweeted: "Very good teamwork, a little disappointed to go out on a red card but the main thing was the three points."