Charlton Athletic have appealed against Osei Sankofa's red card
collected at Arsenal.
The young defender was given his marching orders in the first half
at Emirates Stadium after referee Mike Riley decided he hauled down
Robin van Persie and denied him a goal-scoring opportunity.
Charlton boss Alan Pardew was far from happy with the ruling as he
believed van Persie was offside from Cesc Fabregas's initial shot
while Talal El Karkouri also looked like he could beat the Dutch
ace to the rebound.
However, Riley opted to dismiss Sankofa and The Gunners went on to
claim a 4-0 success after Thierry Henry fired the North Londoners
ahead from the ensuing penalty.
Pardew clearly feels Sankofa's punishment was too heavy and has
lodged an appeal with The FA which could free him from the
one-match suspension he would have to serve against Nottingham
Forest in the FA Cup this weekend.