Wigan were confident the straight red card issued by referee Rob Styles for a lunging tackle on Yohann Cavalli would be overturned.Wigan Defender Misses Toon Match
Wigan were confident the straight red card issued by referee Rob Styles for a lunging tackle on Yohann Cavalli would be overturned.But following a hearing on Friday of the Football Association's four-man Disciplinary Commission, they have upheld Styles' decision.
It means the 26-year-old centre-back will not be available to play for Wigan for over a month, with a return likely for the crucial relegation showdown at Charlton on March 31.
Hall first misses Sunday's clash against Newcastle, followed by the March 3 trip to Manchester City and the home game with Fulham a fortnight later.
Striker Caleb Folan, who scored Wigan's equaliser at Vicarage Road, should at least be fit to face the Magpies after limping off in midweek with an ankle knock.
WIGAN (from): Filan, Jackson, Kilbane, McCulloch, Boyce, Skoko, Hall, Johansson, Landzaat, Baines, Granqvist, Haestad, Valencia, Folan, Unsworth, Taylor, Cywka, Aghahowa, Heskey, Baines, Nash.