Coward is exactly right. He would do it, too - and Warnock is cynical enough to ask him to do so, if he felt on balance, that a three match ban for Arter against a rival losing their main striker for the season, improved their chances.
It was a one match ban for the two yellows (which he served last week v West Ham), and then he had an FA additional charge for the continuation of the dissent after the red, for which he was given another one match ban. (they cynically appealed that so he could play at the weekend, and miss the...
I don't think that's fair, really. In just the last couple of weeks we've seen:
Newcastle 2 - 1 Man City
Bournemouth 4 - 0 Chelsea
Liverpool 1 - 1 Leicester
Liverpool 1 - 1 West Ham
etc