Premier League: Southampton decide not to appeal Ryan Bertrand red card
Monday 2 February 2015 15:20, UK
Southampton have decided not to appeal against the red card shown to defender Ryan Bertrand in their 1-0 home defeat to Swansea on Sunday.
Bertrand was sent off by referee Michael Oliver in the final minute of the game for a late tackle on Swansea substitute Modou Barrow.
Saints manager Ronald Koeman said after the game he did not think the challenge merited a straight red card.
“In my opinion it was not a red card,” he said.
“He [Bertrand] touched the ball and okay, it looks like a foul, but it should have been maximum a yellow card and not a red card."
But the club will not contest the decision and he will now serve a three-match suspension.
That will see him miss the Premier League games against QPR, West Ham and Liverpool, with the 25-year-old available again for the trip to The Hawthorns to face West Brom on February 28.
