FA to look at Beye red card

The Football Association's regulatory commission will meet on Thursday to consider Newcastle's appeal against Habib Beye's red card against Manchester City yesterday.

Beye was controversially dismissed after 14 minutes for a challenge on Brazilian forward Robinho, although replays suggested the United defender played the ball.

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Referee Rob Styles vowed to review the evidence after protests from Newcastle, who have since formally appealed the player's ban with the FA.

The defender's sending off - followed by the resulting successful penalty from Robinho - gave the struggling Magpies a mountain to climb, but they eventually secured a 2-2 draw and led until the closing minutes.

The FA commission will announce their decision on Beye's appeal on Thursday.

The Newcastle defender has protested his innocence over the tackle that could have cost him his place in Saturday's derby clash with Sunderland.

Beye said: "For me, that was the start of my season and I am devastated by the decision.

"I wouldn't have made the tackle if I didn't think I could have got the ball, and that's why I am so disappointed.

"It was my first game back for some time after my injury, and to be sent off so early is very disappointing."

Beye's return from an Achilles problem represented a major boost for interim boss Joe Kinnear, but all the 61-year-old's plans were ripped to shreds before he had really got a chance to settle into his seat in the dug-out for the first time since completing his own disciplinary ban.