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Stoke defender Erik Pieters’ yellow card transferred to Bruno Martins Indi after ‘mistaken identity’ by referee

Stoke City have confirmed that Erik Pieters’ yellow card in Saturday's draw with Leicester has been transferred to Bruno Martins Indi after a bizarre case of "mistaken identity".

Referee Craig Pawson’s performance in the 2-2 draw at the bet365 Stadium has been subjected to intense scrutiny.

He sent Foxes striker Jamie Vardy off for a challenge on Mame Diouf and gave the hosts a penalty for a debatable handball against Danny Simpson.

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And Pawson has now seen the last of the nine cards he dished out transferred to Martins Indi, rather than Pieters, whom he had assumed was the culprit of a 68th-minute foul on Danny Simpson.