WEST HAM are set to win their appeal over Tomas Soucek’s red card at Fulham.
Referee Mike Dean has been told by his bosses at PGMOL he was wrong to send the Czech midfielder off in the 0-0 draw at Fulham.
Tomas Soucek was stunned after being sent packing by Dean for the accidental altercation with Aleksandar MitrovicCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
And that means Soucek will be available to face Manchester United in the FA Cup fifth round on Tuesday.
He was dismissed for an elbow on Aleksandar Mitrovic as the pair jostled.
But it was clearly accidental and Hammers boss David Moyes claimed Dean and VAR official Lee Mason should be “embarrassed” over their decision.
Soucek, 25, was facing a three-match ban, also ruling him out of Premier League games at home to Sheffield United and Tottenham.
West Ham’s appeal means an independent panel will now decide on the decision.
The red card was widely slammed but there is still no guarantee it will be overturned if the panel feel Dean was technically right to make his decision.
Moyes added: “If Tomas was missing for any game it would be a blow.
“Whether we chose to play him against United or not is a different decision.”
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It is the second fiasco involving Dean in a week, with Southampton also successful in their appeal against Jan Bednarek’s red card at United.
But he was still yesterday appointed to referee Wednesday’s FA Cup tie between Leicester and Brighton.
Fulham vs West Ham as it happened
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
