Luton midfielder Liam Walsh avoids 5 game ban after appeal against red card succeeds

Luton Town midfielder Liam Walsh has had a five game ban revoked after his appeal against a red card shown in the Hatters’ last game was successful.

Walsh was shown a straight red card for a shove on Luis Binks during the Hatters’ match against Coventry City last Saturday.

As this was Walsh’s third red card of the season, this would’ve seen him handed a five game ban, which included this weekend’s final game of the season against West Bromwich Albion and then the first four games of next season.

However, following an FA hearing, Walsh will now be available for Luton’s trip to The Hawthorns on Saturday and the first four games of next season with his suspension revoked.

A statement by the FA read, “Luton Town’s Liam Walsh will be available for their next five matches after a claim of wrongful dismissal was upheld by an independent Regulatory Commission. The midfielder was sent off for violent conduct on Saturday, 26 April, during their EFL Championship match against Coventry City.”

Walsh had previously been sent off twice this season, having been sent off during a game against Oxford in October and a match against Blackburn in December. In recent weeks, he had become a regular starter, with Matt Bloomfield selecting him from the start in 8 of the Hatters’ last 9 games.

Luton face a big game at West Brom on Saturday, with the Hatters one point above the relegation zone going into the final day of the season and knowing a win will guarantee their survival in the Championship.