"West Ham United's Paul Konchesky has today had his claim for wrongful dismissal upheld by a Disciplinary Commission. He will therefore not serve any suspension.
Konchesky was sent off for denying a an obvious goal scoring opportunity against Newcastle United on Saturday, 20 August."
Alan Pardew had adamantly contested the decision by referee Dermot Gallagher to give Konchesky a straight red and will be pleased to have Paul available for the home clash with Bolton Wanderers in three days time.
Dermot Gallagher has been well and truly undermined with this new decision. Even after watching video playbacks of the incident he still felt the decision he made at the time was the correct one. His reputation will take quite a knock from this.