Premier League - Newcastle appeal Bassong red

Eurosport - Mon, 18 May 15:56:00 2009

Newcastle have appealed against Sebastien Bassong's dismissal on Saturday.

2008-2009 Newcastle United Sebastien Bassong is sent off against Fulham - 0

The 22-year-old was shown a straight red card by referee Howard Webb after tangling with Fulham striker Diomansy Kamara. Bassong is set to miss the club's final game of the season at Aston Villa unless his appeal is upheld by an FA regulatory commission on Tuesday.

An FA statement said: "The FA has received a claim for wrongful dismissal from Newcastle United defender Sebastian Bassong. A regulatory commission will hear the claim on May 19."

It continued: "Bassong was shown a red card for denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity during Newcastle's match against Fulham on May 16.

Bassong was red-carded 60 minutes into a potentially pivotal game for the Magpies with his side trailing to Kamara's first-half strike.

The incident came just 10 minutes after Webb had chalked off a Mark Viduka header which would have levelled the scores and sent the Tyneside club to Villa Park sitting just outside the relegation zone rather than inside it.

Manager Alan Shearer is facing a major selection headache unless he wins his appeal, with Habib Beye struggling with a hamstring injury and strikers Michael Owen and Obafemi Martins both battling groin problems.

A draw against Villa would keep Newcastle in the top flight providing Hull lose at home to Manchester United, although they would have to win if the Tigers got a point and a victory for Phil Brown's men would ensure they finished above the Magpies regardless of what happens in the midlands.

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  1. TTIOT
    instead of spouting you puerile, biased rubbish,­ why don't you comment on the 2 issues i remarked on­ - or is that too difficult for you, Play up Pompey!

    From cameron w, on Mon 18 May 5:12PM
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    I couldn't agree with you more leebann.
    They are­ indeed "Clutching at straws"
    but it would­ be no surprise if the muppets at the FA let him off­ with it !

    We shall see tomorrow how much influence­ Mr.Shearer has on his chummies at the FA.

    From TTIOT, on Mon 18 May 5:03PM

  3. Webb has definitely been influenced by discussions on­ both Setanta and MOTD with regards Nolan and that­ 'goal' - all i can say is that if you are going­ to disallow a goal for that, then EVERY single corner­ or set piece should result in a penalty as defenders­ are ALWAYS blocking attackers and wrapping their arms­ around them!!!
    Can somebody please comment!
    Also can­ somebody please comment on Fulham's blatantly­ offside goal - Webb obviously doesn't know the­ rules of the game. The ball was ahead of Harper (the­ goalkeeper) and there was only S.Taylor between Kamara­ and the goal when the ball was passed forward to him .­ . . the rules state that there should be 2.
    Can­ somebody please comment on this (overlooked) refereeing­ error!!
    As for Bassong's red card; i am a­ Newcastle United fan and even i feel embarrassed that­ they have appealed!
    It was a definite red card, however­ i do understand why they are doing it - they've got­ nothing to lose, only respect from other clubs and­ fans, and i believe we lost all that the day ashley­ took control. Oh yes, and the fact that we'll have­ to play Collicinni!!!
    As for you paulchappell82
    show me­ one NUFC fan who claims the NUFC fans to be 'the­ best in the world', and i'll show you a winning­ lottery ticket for next week.

    From cameron w, on Mon 18 May 4:59PM

  4. The referee certainly got it wrong. But it`s to late­ now.
    Newcastle did not manage to score in a game which­ they needed at least a point.
    Now it is out of their­ hands...............even a win against Villa might not­ be enough.

    From Bobby Robson A Legend, on Mon 18 May 4:58PM

  5. I think Shearer will be a good manager but he must­ learn from the better one's around. Fergy used to­ defend Keane who would think nothing of crippling­ opponents and wenger who just never seen it so it­ didn't happen?
    I think Bassong's sending off­ was very dodgy but what chance has he got of an appeal­ when big Al said it was the correct decision

    From john.connolly01, on Mon 18 May 4:56PM

  6. Clutching at straws!!! Why on earth would the FA­ overturn a red card for fouling another player who­ would have otherwise been clean through on goal.

    From leebann, on Mon 18 May 4:46PM

  7. There's still a decent chance Newcastle will stay­ up. If they can win at Villa or even get a draw then­ they will probably avoid the drop because it is almost­ a given that Hull will lose against the newly crowned­ champions. I know Man U have the CL final coming right­ after but I still think they will be too good for Hull­ who are dropping faster than Russell Brand's­ underpants.

    From Seth, on Mon 18 May 4:46PM
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    Oh John, Sour grapes anyone!!

    Nolan has been doing­ that stunt for 5 years, it's only because of match­ of the day highlighting it that Refs now look for it.­ If he didn't stand there to block the keeper why­ did he stand there? Your just annoyed that he got­ caught cheating unlike when he did it against boro. As­ for the Red card, he denied a goalscoring opportunity.­ "Tangle of Legs" - How about the fact he­ tried to swap shirts for 5 seconds.

    Blatent one-eyed­ view from "The best fans in the world"

    See­ you in the championship.

    From paulchappell82, on Mon 18 May 4:36PM

  9. shujaahmad2004, you really can't blame Boro getting­ relegated on Newcastle or refereeing decisions.­ They're going down because of their poor form­ throughout the season. Newcastle will too (to my great­ upset). There's no divine providence or Karma here.­ This is the harsh reallity of the premier league; you­ get what you deserve.

    From Phil, on Mon 18 May 4:33PM

  10. Along with the Toon's woefull performances of­ course. I wish I supported a better team.

    From Phil, on Mon 18 May 4:31PM

  11. I generally like Howard Webb as a ref and rate him way­ above the ridiculous likes of Rob Styles etc... Very­ unhappy about the Viduka Goal being disallowed though.­ There was nothing wrong with it and the decision has­ all but relegated the Toon. Gutted.

    From Phil, on Mon 18 May 4:30PM
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    What goes around, comes around! 2 dodgy goals against­ boro (one foul & one offside) gave newcastle a­ lifeline & relegated boro. Now, newcastle have a­ goal disallowed & it looks like they will go down­ so the overall balance has been corrected.

    From shujaahmad2004, on Mon 18 May 4:28PM

  13. Mr Webb Hang your head in shame,disallowing a­ perfectly good goal,if any foul commited it was by the­ keeper on Nolan. Referees should be back to expences­ only as the standards of refereeing are rubbish since­ they made them full time overpaid parts of the football­ circus.The red card for Bassong was also harsh for a­ tangle of legs.
    Makes you wonder if Webby has had a­ bet on Toon to be relagated !!!!!!

    From John M, on Mon 18 May 4:10PM
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