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Erik Pieters booking transferred to Bruno Martins Indi - Stoke City

Stoke have confirmed that the yellow card issued by referee Craig Pawson to Erik Pieters in Saturday's home draw with Leicester has been transferred to Bruno Martins Indi in a case of "mistaken identity."

Some of Pawson's decisions in the 2-2 draw have already been subjected to scrutiny after he sent Jamie Vardy off for a challenge on Mame Diouf and gave the hosts a penalty for a debatable handball against Danny Simpson.

He had believed Pieters was the man guilty of a 68th-minute foul on Simpson, but the punishment has now been transferred.

Stoke tweeted on Tuesday that the card had been transferred because of "mistaken identity.