Carr’s red card is rescinded

Newcastle full-back Stephen Carr is looking forward to the start of next season after his red card in Sunday’s victory over Chelsea was rescinded.

Referee Mike Riley dismissed the 29-year-old for a 75th-minute challenge on Lassana Diarra, but the FA’s disciplinary committee yesterday overturned the decision, sparing him a four-game ban at the start of the new campaign.

“It’s a relief, and I’m obviously happy with the decision of the panel,” Carr said. “At the end of the day, the referee made the decision, he had one look at the incident and decided it was a red card.