M. Dembélé faces a 10-match suspension (VIDEO)

If found guilty of attempting to poke Diego Costa's eye, Tottenham's defender Moussa Dembele will have to miss as many as 10 matches, writes the English newspaper "The Sun".

The footballers clashed in the Monday match against Chelsea, which ultimately decided the Premier League champions.

There is a possibility that the incident will be recognized as "exceptional" by the English Football Association, and disqualification for such actions is also unusual.

A similar fate was experienced by Liverpool's representative Luis Suarez, who bit Chelsea's player Branislav Ivanovic in 2013. At that time, the Uruguayan also could not appear on the pitch for 10 matches.