The FA has announced an independent regulatory commission has upheld a claim of wrongful dismissal in relation to Sunderland defender Wes Brown.
Brown was dismissed by referee Roger East during Sunderland's 2-0 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity when Radamel Falcao was tripped inside the penalty area.
However, television replays showed it was Brown's team-mate John O'Shea who should have been sent off and Sunderland announced their intention to appeal on Sunday.
That appeal has now been upheld and Brown's one-match
suspension has therefore been withdrawn with immediate effect and he will be free to face Hull City on Tuesday.
Referees' body the Professional Game Match Officials Limited
released a statement after Saturday's match insisting it was not a
case of mistaken identity and that East did in fact mean to send
Brown off.
East believed he saw contact from O'Shea and Brown on Falcao and sent off the latter as, in his view, Brown's foul had been the crucial one, the statement said.
Source:Skysports.
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