Cardiff City boss Omer Riza says he is disappointed striker Callum Robinson will be forced to miss three games with suspension.

Cardiff appealed Robinson’s straight red card against Coventry City, with Riza saying at the time that “If anyone thinks that’s a red card then I’m a monkey’s uncle.”

Robinson missed Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough and will also be unavailable for their next two matches.

Riza believed stand-in referee James Durkin was overawed by his elevation from fourth official in sending off Robinson, Cardiff’s top scorer with eight goals this term.

“We appealed against the red card. They didn’t overturn it and I was disappointed about that,” Riza told BBC Radio Wales.

“I still don’t think it was a red card. He will now miss three games.”

Riza admits Robinson is a huge absence as Cardiff battle to get out of the Championship relegation zone.

“He is a big miss for us, he is our talisman, he gets the goals and we will have to find an answer,” he added.

“We have boys who will have to go in and do a job.”