Chelsea wait on verdict of Lampard’s appeal

CHELSEA will learn today if their gamble to appeal against Frank Lampard’s red card against West Ham has paid off.

The England midfielder was dismissed for only the second time in his career when he responded to a challenge by West Ham’s Luis Boa Morte in the Blues’ 4-0 Barclays Premier League win at Upton Park.

Lampard appeared to shove Boa Morte in the chest but it is understood referee Peter Walton told Chelsea players he acted on advice from assistant referee Guy Beale, who believed he saw Lampard strike Boa Morte in the face.