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title: "Everton: Toffees to appeal Allan red card"
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author: "Adam Clancy"
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published: "2022-03-18T17:45:18Z"
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# Everton: Toffees to appeal Allan red card

**Paul Joyce has revealed that Everton are set to appeal the red card given to Allan in their 1-0 win at home to Newcastle United on Thursday night.**

### The Lowdown: Controversy

There was some controversy towards the end of the game at Goodison Park when the Brazilian was given a straight red card for a challenge on Allan Saint-Maximin, after the original decision to give a yellow was reviewed by VAR.

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There seems to have been some [confusion](https://twitter.com/Paddy_Boyland/status/1504778310080999447) over where exactly the contact was made and ultimately whether it warranted a sending off.

### The Latest: Appeal set

Taking to Twitter, The Times journalist [Joyce](https://twitter.com/_pauljoyce/status/1504784007959314439) has revealed that Everton will now appeal the red card given to Allan, which is set to be heard ‘today’.

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If they are unsuccessful in overturning the decision, the club will launch a second appeal asking for his three-game ban to be reduced.

The Toffees face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Sunday lunchtime, so fans will soon find out whether or not Allan will be eligible to play against the Eagles.

### The Verdict: Should be overturned

[Looking at the challenge](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/30778/12569258/everton-to-lodge-appeal-against-allan-red-card-and-subsequent-three-match-suspension-vs-newcastle), while Allan was clumsy, it seems as if a booking would have sufficed, so the decision to send him off should be overturned.

Frank Lampard certainly [did not think](https://twitter.com/Adam_Jones94/status/1504826272228294656) that it was a red card, and some impartial pundits agreed with him, including former Premier League player Danny Higginbotham, who even went as far as to claim that it was a ‘[ridiculous](https://twitter.com/Higginbotham05/status/1504570038975709194)‘ decision and ‘[one of the worst](https://twitter.com/Higginbotham05/status/1504570038975709194)‘ that he has ever seen.

Nonetheless, having the 31-year-old available against the Eagles would be a huge boost for Everton, with Lampard admitted that the midfielder would be a ‘[big loss](https://twitter.com/Adam_Jones94/status/1504826272228294656)‘ if his rec card isn’t rescinded.

***In other news,*** [***these were Everton’s three worst performers were against Newcastle***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-news/newcastle-richarlison-doucoure-gray-premier-league/)