Davis has red card upheld by FA<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=headerTable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><P class=headtypea>Oct 25 2006
</TD></TR><TR><TD><P class=headtypea></TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2><P class=headtypeb>By Mark Staniforth Daily Post Correspondent</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=400 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD colSpan=3></TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=3><P class=headtypea>SHEFFIELD UNITED defender Claude Davis was ruled out of last night's Carling Cup tie against Birmingham City after failing with an appeal to have the red card he received against Everton overturned by the Football Association. <P class=headtypea>Davis was dismissed in Saturday's Barclays Premiership match after bringing down striker Andrew Johnson when he was clear through on goal. <P class=headtypea>Referee Dermot Gallgher awarded Everton a penalty and sent Davis off for a professional foul, preventing a clear goal-scoring opportunity. <P class=headtypea>United, whose manager Neil Warnock said he didn't think the incident was 'anything like a penalty', appealed to the FA on the grounds of wrongful dismissal, but their claim was rejected and Davis, 27, was instructed to serve a one-match ban with immediate effect. <P class=headtypea>Warnock, meanwhile, changed his entire team for last night's tie, which they lost 4-2 at home to Birmingham City. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
</TD></TR><TR><TD><P class=headtypea></TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2><P class=headtypeb>By Mark Staniforth Daily Post Correspondent</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=400 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD colSpan=3></TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=3><P class=headtypea>SHEFFIELD UNITED defender Claude Davis was ruled out of last night's Carling Cup tie against Birmingham City after failing with an appeal to have the red card he received against Everton overturned by the Football Association. <P class=headtypea>Davis was dismissed in Saturday's Barclays Premiership match after bringing down striker Andrew Johnson when he was clear through on goal. <P class=headtypea>Referee Dermot Gallgher awarded Everton a penalty and sent Davis off for a professional foul, preventing a clear goal-scoring opportunity. <P class=headtypea>United, whose manager Neil Warnock said he didn't think the incident was 'anything like a penalty', appealed to the FA on the grounds of wrongful dismissal, but their claim was rejected and Davis, 27, was instructed to serve a one-match ban with immediate effect. <P class=headtypea>Warnock, meanwhile, changed his entire team for last night's tie, which they lost 4-2 at home to Birmingham City. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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