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Yaya Toure has escaped retrospective punishment by a three-man panel of former referees following an off-the-ball incident with Norwich's Ricky van Wolfswinkel at Carrow Road over the weekend.

The Manchester City midfielder appeared to kick out at the Canaries striker and was expected to handed a three-match ban following an investigation earlier today.

But the FA confirmed that Toure hasn't been charged, though Cardiff's Craig Bellamy is set for a ban after the Welshman struck out at Swansea’s Jonathan De Guzman during Saturday evening's south Wales derby.

The FA's statement read: "Cardiff City’s Craig Bellamy has been charged by The FA for violent conduct following an incident which was not seen by the match officials but caught on video.

"The incident occurred during Cardiff’s game against Swansea City on Saturday 8 February 2014. Bellamy has until 6pm on Tuesday 11 February 2014 to respond to the charge."

Regulations introduced earlier this season led to the referee being asked whether they had no view or only a partial view of the incident.

If that's the case, a panel of three former referees review what happened. All three must decide against a player for them to be handed a ban, while a split decision will mean no further action will be taken.

You can read more on how it works from Martin Lipton here.