Boro appeal Aliadiere red
26 Feb 2008 - 08:21:05
Middlesbrough have launched an appeal against Jeremie Aliadiere's sending-off in the 3-2 defeat at Liverpool at the weekend.
The French striker was dismissed late on for slapping Javier Mascherano, after the Reds midfielder had grabbed Aliadiere's face as the pair waited for a throw-in.
An FA statement confirmed: "The FA has received a claim for wrongful dismissal from Middlesbrough striker Jeremie Aliadiere.
"Aliadiere was shown a red card for violent conduct following an incident during the second half of Middlesbrough's match against Liverpool on February 23.
"A Regulatory Commission will consider the claim on February 26."
Boro boss Gareth Southgate has said straight after the game that he felt that referee Lee Mason was probably right to dismiss Aliadiere.
He told the club's official website: "If you raise your hands away from home with a young referee there is not much alternative.
"But I'm not going to crucify Jeremie. He's been fantastic all season, and it's a lesson he has got to learn from.
"The harshest thing for him is he is going to miss three games and with the strikers we've got now, he is going to have to sit out and work his way back into the side."