Villa appeal against Friedel red

Aston Villahave lodged an appeal against the red card shown to goalkeeper Brad Friedelin 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 Torresgot their first.

Source: Eurosport