Burnley Appeal Michael Duff Red Card Against West Ham

Source: thewillnigeria.com

Burnley have appealed against Michael Duff's red card following his sending off against West Ham.

The Burnley defender was shown a straight red card by referee Jon Moss for what was deemed to be a professional foul on Cheikhou Kouyate after 23 minutes of Saturday’s game at Upton Park.

Duff was deemed to have denied the West Ham player a goalscoring opportunity inside the penalty area – Mark Noble scored the resultant spot kick which proved to be the only goal of the game.

The result left Burnley bottom of the Premier League and eight points from safety with only three games left to play.

The appeal will now be considered by an independent disciplinary panel.

After the match, Burnley manager Sean Dyche was highly critical Moss’ decision to dismiss Duff.

“I’ve got no problem with the fact it’s a penalty. I think there’s a stadium full of people who are very surprised it’s a sending-off,” he said.

“I can only imagine their manager was surprised. Their staff were certainly surprised. I think the subs were surprised it was a sending-off.

“I think the groundsman was surprised it was a sending-off, I think the linesman was surprised it was a sending-off.

“I think there was a tube station nearby where they were surprised it was a sending-off.

“When you really need decisions to be right, in my opinion it wasn’t right.

“It’s a massive moment in a game like this. That changes everything. It’s hard enough to win games at this level 11 v 11.

“It’s a real sadness to me that at this stage of the season and these vital games I’m having to speak about a referee’s decision which quite obviously changed the game.”

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