Blues appeal Bowyer red card

Birmingham have launched an appeal against Lee Bowyer's red card during Saturday's 2-1 defeat to Preston on the grounds of wrongful dismissal.

Lee Bowyer

The on-loan midfielder was sent off on the hour mark for an altercation with Lee Williamson in the middle of the pitch, a scuffle which also resulted in the North End midfielder being given his marching orders.

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Referee Phil Dowd dismissed the pair for violent conduct after an alleged headbutt during the incident, an offence that carries a three-match ban.

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As it stands, Bowyer will now sit out the final game of the season at Reading on Sunday, as well as both legs of a possible play-off semi-final should Birmingham find themselves out of the automatic promotion places.

A Football Association regulatory commission will meet on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the submitted written and DVD evidence.

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The Blues face the possibility of the current three-match ban being extended should the panel deem the appeal to be frivolous, although that would only affect Birmingham if they drop into the play-offs, as Bowyer's loan ends in the summer.

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