Swansea City's Kyle Naughton has seen his red card overturned by the FA, the club have confirmed.
The right-back was dismissed on Wednesday evening at the Liberty Stadium in the Swans' 4-2 defeat to fellow strugglers Sunderland.
The score read 1-1 when Naughton was sent off and, despite Swansea scoring only minutes after he went for his early bath, the man disadvantage certainly played a huge part in the loss.
With Alan Curtis simply livid after the game due to some of the decisions from the officials, he will at least have the defender back available for Monday's clash with Watford, even if it does not change the outcome of their last outing now.
Dubious decision
Referee Graham Scott was in the news for all the wrong reasons on Thursday, with his performance in the game between Swansea and Sunderland coming under heavy fire after several poor decisions.
Scott, who had just three Premier League games of experience under his belt prior to the match, was thrown in the deep end by the league after Andre Marriner, originally scheduled to officiate, fell ill before the game.
Of all his blunders in midweek though, the decision to send off Naughton was the worst.
The right-back's dismissal came as a result of a challenge on Sunderland midfielder Yann M'Vila in the 37th minute. The Frenchman collected the ball on the left, and Naughton came to meet him, stabbing the ball away with his foot cleanly to get his side back on the attack.
However, the screams from M'Vila after his opponent raised his foot a yard off the ground - as the midfielder did too - certainly persuaded the referee to reach for his back pocket and pull out the red, despite him not being touched.
The FA certainly agreed with Curtis' point of view after the game though, as they have since overturned the decision, which the manager announced would be appealed immediately after the match.
A statement from the FA confirmed that Naughton's three-game ban for "serious foul play" has been "withdrawn with immediate effect."
"A claim of wrongful dismissal," it continued, "was upheld."
