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I think it will depend on what Pawson wrote in his match report. If he deemed it a red card because Lerma clutching his face made him believe there was contact to the head then I think we will have a leg to stand on, and Lerma will be charged with successful deception of the referee.
If, on the other hand, Pawson claimed the sending off was for the shove alone then I don't think we stand any chance of the decision being overturned. It's incredibly soft and virtually never given but a shove can reasonably be seen as violent conduct, so the decision would stand.
An ex-PL ref, writing in the Mail On Sunday said that 'Son appeared to punch Lerma' - do these pillocks ever watch the match they comment on? If the current batch of refs are of a similar standard to this ex-referee, it's no wonder they are pissing useless.