Carlisle United's Shaun Miller will become the first player in the country to serve a ban under the FA's "successful deception of a match official" rule after their appeal was today rejected.

Yesterday morning, the FA charged Miller in relation to the penalty United were awarded in the first half of Tuesday night's 3-3 draw with Wycombe when Miller went down under a challenge from Wycombe defender Daniel Scarr.

Last night, the Cumbrians appealed the decision, but they will now be without Miller for tomorrow's home clash against Notts County and Saturday's trip to Chesterfield after they lost the appeal.

"We are very disappointed with this outcome. In our view, there was no intent to deceive the referee [Scott Duncan] and it is not a clear act either," said United chief executive Nigel Clibbens.

"Shaun and no other Carlisle United players appealed for a penalty. They all played on and were not expecting or seeking any decision.

"You can see from the footage that they were all surprised when a penalty was given."

Explaining the new offence of "successful deception of a match official", which has come into effect for the first time this season, The FA's explanation of the rule says: "Where there is clear and overwhelming evidence to suggest a match official has been deceived by an act of simulation, and as a direct result, the offending player’s team has been awarded a penalty and/or an opposing player has been dismissed, The FA will be able to act retrospectively under its fast track system.

"A panel consisting of one ex-match official, one ex-manager and one ex-player will be asked to review all available video footage of the incident independently of one another and then advise The FA as to whether they believe it was an offence of ‘successful deception of a match official’.

"Only in circumstances where the panel are unanimous would The FA charge the individual concerned."

"In accepted and/or proven cases of simulation and/or feigning injury, the offending player would receive a two-match suspension," The FA adds.

Watford's Richarlison was cleared of diving under the same rule after their 2-1 win over Arsenal last Saturday.

Footage of the penalty incident shows Wycombe's Sam Saunders responding angrily to referee Duncan's decision to award the spot-kick, although it also shows no United penalty appeals.