Ella Toone sees her red card in Manchester United's 2-1 win at Tottenham in the WSL on Sunday rescinded after a successful appeal by her club; Toone saw red for raising her hand to Eveliina Summanen during league leaders' victory
Thursday 16 February 2023 18:19, UK
Manchester United's Ella Toone has seen her red card for violent conduct against Tottenham overturned, with Eveliina Summanen now facing a charge for deceiving officials.
Toone was shown a straight red in United's 2-1 win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for raising her hand to Norweigan international Eveliina Summanen with 10 minutes left. It would have seen the 23-year-old ruled out of the club's next three games.
United manager Marc Skinner accused Summanen of "play acting" at the time when confirming the club would appeal, and defended England forward Toone's "passion" on the pitch.
The FA announced her ban would be overturned on Wednesday morning, and later announced Summanen would instead be charged for her reaction to the incident with Toone, which had led to the red card.
A statement said: "It's alleged that the midfielder committed a clear act of simulation during the 80th minute, which led to an opponent being sent off, and therefore her behaviour amounts to improper conduct."
Toone will now be available for United's next game against Leicester, and will also no longer miss their crunch tie with WSL holders Chelsea.
Man Utd manager Marc Skinner told Sky Sports on Sunday:
"We want our players to show passion, commitment and energy. Look, it's play-acting in my opinion. That's not hurt her [Summanen]. I want to see that from her [Toone]. I want to see passion in our players.
"For me, it's something we'll work on internally because we have to be accountable but you need a bit of help from other players also. I will appeal the red card, yes."
