Gunners want length of ban reduced
Arsenal Football Club will appeal Gabriel Paulista’s red-card in the hope they can get the length of the ban shortened.
The Brazilian centre-back will miss three-games after being sent off against Chelsea on Saturday for kicking out at striker Diego Costa, but Arsene Wenger feels a three-game ban is unfair considering what took place at Stamford Bridge.
Costa and Laurent Koscielny initially got involved in a tussle with each other before Gabriel got involved and eventually got dismissed for his actions.
However, Wenger feels a three-game ban is an unfair evaluation of the incident.
Previous Shortened Bans
Arsenal believe the FA shortening Nemanja Matic‘s red-card last season from three games to two games when he reacted to a bad tackle from Burnley‘s Ashley Barnes could help their case.
Chelsea also had a ban shortened after Cesc Fabregas was sent off for kicking the ball at a West Bromwich Albion player at the end of last season.
The Spaniard initially received a three-match ban, but got it reduced to just one.
Arsenal don’t expect the ban to be lifted, but they do want the length of it shortened.
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Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt
