Tuesday, 6 December 2016

Newcastle’s Jonjo Shelvey and Paul Dummett have red cards rescinded

• Pair win appeal against dismissals in loss to Nottingham Forest
• Shelvey and Dummett now free to play for Newcastle in next game

Newcastle United’s Jonjo Shelvey and Paul Dummett have had their suspensions withdrawn after being sent off in Friday’s defeat to Nottingham Forest.

The decision comes as the pair’s wrongful dismissal claims in the Championship leaders’ 2-1 loss at the City Ground were successful following a Football Association Independent Regulatory Commission hearing.

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