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West Ham to appeal the red card given to Sofiane Feghouli by Mike Dean during defeat by Manchester United

West Ham have told the Football Association they will appeal the red card shown to Sofiane Feghouli during yesterday's 2-0 defeat by Manchester United.

The Hammers had until 1pm on Tuesday to register their appeal and informed the FA of their intention before midday.

The Algerian was sent off inside the opening quarter-of-an-hour of the game by referee Mike Dean for a lunge on United defender Phil Jones.

Referee Mike Dean has been heavily criticised for the straight red he gave tou00a0Sofiane Feghouli
Referee Mike Dean has been heavily criticised for the straight red he gave to Sofiane Feghouli

The collision was aggressive and at pace but it came to a surprise to everybody when Feghouli was dismissed by Dean.