West Ham and Liverpool appeal against red cards

Liverpool and West Ham United have appealed against red cards shown to Luis Garcia and Hayden Mullins so the pair can play in next month's FA Cup final. The FA said yesterday it had received claims for wrongful dismissal from the two players who were...

Liverpool and West Ham United have appealed against red cards shown to Luis Garcia and Hayden Mullins so the pair can play in next month's FA Cup final.

The FA said yesterday it had received claims for wrongful dismissal from the two players who were sent off for violent conduct in the Premier League game at Upton Park on Wednesday.

"A Disciplinary Commission will hear the claims on Friday (today)," the FA said on its website.

Eight minutes from the end of the game, which Liverpool won 2-1, Spaniard Garcia was involved in a scuffle with West Ham's Mullins and the two midfielders were sent off.

Both managers have appealed for leniency because of the May 13 Cup final when the teams meet again at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.

"Suspending the players for two games and leaving them available for the final would be enough because it was not a serious incident," said Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez.

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