The Football Association have quashed the red card issued to West Ham midfielder Lee Bowyer last weekend.

Bowyer was dismissed by referee Mark Clattenburg for an alleged two-footed tackle on Birmingham captain Damien Johnson in the Barclays Premier League clash at Upton Park.

But the three-match ban that would have followed the red card has been withdrawn after the FA decided no punishment was necessary.

Hammers manager Alan Curbishley revealed straight after the 1-1 draw with Blues that he had asked Clattenburg to reconsider his decision on the tackle, two minutes from the end of the match at Upton Park.

The London club lodged an official appeal before Monday's noon deadline and the case was heard by the FA at Soho Square on Tuesday lunchtime.

Officials sided with West Ham and have overturned Bowyer's dismissal for 'serious foul play', meaning an automatic three-match ban will no longer apply.

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