Warnock to get card reprieve

03 November 2009 17:41
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Aston Villa defender Stephen Warnock is set to have his yellow card against Everton rescinded.[LNB] The Villa left-back was booked in Saturday's 1-1 draw but referee Lee Probert has now accepted he booked the wrong player.[LNB]Warnock was punished for a foul that was actually committed by Villa midfielder Stiliyan Petrov.[LNB]"The referee has accepted that he got the identification wrong so Stephen Warnock will get the card rescinded," said Villa boss Martin O'Neill.[LNB]"If it is mistaken identity, sometimes it gets handed on and I assume it will go on to Stiliyan so tough luck Stiliyan!"[LNB]Once the booking is credited to Petrov then the Bulgarian will be one more yellow card from a one-match ban.[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports