FA transfers McAuley's red card to Dawson

March 24, 2015 | 17:06

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The red card mistakenly shown to West Bromwich Albion's Gareth McAuley against Manchester City on Saturday has been transferred to his team-mate Craig Dawson, the Football Association announced on Monday.

West Bromwich Albion's Gareth McAuley (L) is shown the red card and sent off by English referee Neil Swarbrick (R) during the English Premier League football match against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England. (AFP/STEVE PARKIN)

LONDON: The red card mistakenly shown to West Bromwich Albion's Gareth McAuley against Manchester City on Saturday has been transferred to his team-mate Craig Dawson, the Football Association announced on Monday (Mar 23).

Dawson committed a last-man foul on Wilfried Bony in the second minute of the game at the Etihad Stadium, which City won 3-0, but referee Neil Swarbrick sent off McAuley, who had been close by.

Swarbrick later admitted that it had been a case of mistaken identity, so the FA has reattributed McAuley's one-game suspension to Dawson, who will miss his side's home match with Queens Park Rangers on April 4.

"Following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing today [Monday 23 March 2015], a claim of mistaken identity in relation to West Bromwich Albion's Gareth McAuley was successful," the FA said in a statement on its website.

"The player was dismissed during the game against Manchester City on Saturday [21 March 2015] for denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity. The standard punishment of a one-match suspension has been transferred to Craig Dawson and will be served with immediate effect."

AFP

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