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title: "Oumar Niasse retrospectively charged for diving"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ste Hoare"
section: "Everton News"
published: "2017-11-21T11:09:06Z"
modified: "2017-11-21T11:11:25Z"
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# Oumar Niasse retrospectively charged for diving

Everton’s Oumar Niasse has been charged for ‘Successful Deception of a Match Official’ following Saturday’s draw at Crystal Palace and such, he faces a potential two-match ban.

If the charge stands, Niasse will become the first Premier League player to be retrospectively banned for diving.

![Alex Broadway/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readeverton.com/readeverton/2017/11/875773182.jpg)

Niasse went down in the penalty area early in the game and was awarded a penalty kick, which Leighton Baines converted. Speaking after the game, Palace defender Scott Dann was adamant that the Everton striker dived and he has now been charged.

Each member of a three-man panel, consisting of one ex-match official, one ex-manager and one ex-player, watched footage of the incident back,  independently of one another, and all three considered it was an offence of ‘Successful Deception of a Match Official’.

Niasse has until 6pm this evening to respond to the charge.