SALISBURY City striker Matt Tubbs will miss six matches following his sending off in midweek in the Conference South game at Dorchester Town.

Tubbs, who is City's leading goalscorer with 22 goals in 30 games, will begin a six-match ban on March 6 - making him ineligible for the Conference South game that evening away at Dorchester Town.

He is still expected to feature in the City squad for Saturday's FA Trophy quarter-final at Stevenage Borough.

Tuesday's red card was Tubbs' fourth of the season - but his first straight red.

Whites manager Nick Holmes, who thought the 30th minute sending off for an alleged two-footed tackle, was harsh, said: "It's as expected.

"It's a blow for us and I know he's disappointed that he'll be missing those games and that he won't be there to help the boys."