Villa appeal against Friedel red

23 March 2009 15:30
Aston Villa[LNB]have lodged an appeal against the red card shown to goalkeeper Brad Friedel[LNB]in Sunday's 5-0 drubbing at the hands of Liverpool.Villa were already trailing 4-0 when Friedel was dismissed by Martin Atkinson for bringing down Fernando Torres inside the area after 65 minutes.However, the American argued he went for a 50-50 ball and had nowhere else to go after Torres[LNB]got their first.[LNB]

Source: Eurosport