 Birmingham players make their feelings known to referee Rennie |
The Football Association has rejected Birmingham's appeal against Damien Johnson's sending off at Liverpool. The 27-year-old midfielder was shown an instant red card by referee Uriah Rennie for a first-half challenge on Liverpool debutant Daniel Agger.
Blues boss Steve Bruce asked Rennie to review his decision, but Johnson will now serve a three-match ban.
Johnson will miss the Premiership games against Arsenal and West Ham and the FA Cup replay with Reading on Tuesday.
The Northern Ireland international's dismissal forced Birmingham to play for 63 minutes with 10 men at Anfield, salvaging a deserved point with an own goal from Xabi Alonso two minutes from time.
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