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West Ham United midfielder Soucek’s red card overturned after controversially sent off by Mike Dean

February 6, 2021 West Ham United's Tomas Soucek is shown a red card by referee Mike Dean [ REUTERS]

Tomas Soucek’s red card in Saturday's goalless Premier League draw at Fulham has been rescinded following a successful appeal from West Ham, the club said on Monday.

Soucek was dismissed after appearing to accidentally elbow Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic in the face, with referee Mike Dean issuing a red card after looking at the incident on the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) monitor.

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