Dives like this from Robert Snodgrass will be punished retrospectively this season

Players will receive retrospective two-match suspensions for diving this season in a rule change that the FA hopes will deter them from deceiving match officials.

The bans, which come into effect from Friday night when the Sky Bet Championship begins, are only set to apply to incidents that result in a penalty being awarded or the dismissal of an opponent.

The Times revealed in January that FA officials went on a fact-finding mission to Scotland to explore the rule that stipulates a two-game suspension for a player who wins a significant advantage by deceiving a referee. Unlike in Scotland, where an independent compliance officer decides on retrospective action after reviewing video evidence, the FA will use a three-person panel that must unanimously agree that a