Aston Villa striker John Doran. Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images.
West Ham United's chances of qualifying against Aston Villa in the FA Cup appear to have been enhanced after John Doran's red card.
The Colombian striker received a straight red card after colliding with Newcastle defender Fabian Schar as Aston Villa went down 3-0 at St James' Park on Boxing Day.
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Alan Shearer described the red card as “harsh” Villa is expected to appeal the decision.
However, if that appeal is unsuccessful, West Ham will benefit, as their FA Cup tie away to Aston Villa will be the final match of Duran's three-match ban.
Doran will also miss the Premier League matches against Brighton and Leicester City.
West Ham will be happy to see Doran missing for the FA Cup tie given he scored the winning goal against them on the opening weekend of the Premier League season – After it has been linked With a move to the London Stadium during the summer.
John Doran: Unai Emery angry at Villa striker's red card
Villa coach Unai Emery was angry with referee Anthony Taylor and VAR after Thursday's loss to Newcastle.
The Spaniard is in no doubt that Duran should not have been shown the red card and made his feelings clear in his post-match press conference.
“For me, no. For me, no. It wasn't the case at all,” Emery said (via Via). independent).
He continued: “I can accept that maybe the other team will ask for a red card, okay. But VAR please, confirm it because the penalty is now three games.
“His reaction after the player was on top of him was 'sorry, sorry'. Then we can try to analyze whether he kicked him or not. I think he did not kick him intentionally.
He added: “Of course we will appeal and we hope that it will not be three matches because it is a very big penalty for this action.”
