Max Dowman to miss three games after Arsenal’s red card appeal rejected

Teenager was sent off for lashing out in Fleetwood defeatClub’s claims over card and ban were both dismissedArsenal’s appeal against Max Dowman’s red card in their Carabao Cup defeat at Fleetwood and the three-match suspension imposed has been rejected by an independent commission.The 16-year-old Dowman was sent off for a kick out at Harrison Neal following a bruising tackle in the 85th minute of the game, which Fleetwood won on penalties after a 1-1 draw. Continue reading…

The teenager was sent off for lashing out in the defeat at Fleetwood, and the club’s claims over the card and the length of the ban were both dismissed Teenager was sent off for lashing out in Fleetwood defeat Club’s claims over card and ban were both dismissed Arsenal’s appeal against Max Dowman’s red card in their Carabao Cup defeat at Fleetwood and the three-match suspension imposed has been rejected by an independent commission. The 16-year-old Dowman was sent off for a kick out at Harrison Neal following a bruising tackle in the 85th minute of the game, which Fleetwood won on penalties after a 1-1 draw.

Arsenal subsequently lodged an appeal, but the Football Association confirmed on Thursday an independent commission had dismissed claims of both wrongful dismissal and excessive punishment for Dowman. As a result, Dowman will be suspended for Sunday’s Premier League trip to Liverpool as well as their home game with Hull and trip to Newcastle either side of the international break. The FA said the written reasons for the commission’s decision to dismiss the