Rovers star gets red card overturned

Blackburn defender Zurab Khizanishvili has won his appeal against his red card for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity against Liverpool on Saturday, but Bolton’s Ricardo Gardner has lost his claim and will serve a one-match ban.

Georgian international Khizanishvili was sent off by referee Mark Halsey after tripping Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse on the edge of the penalty area but, after the appeal was upheld by an FA disciplinary commission, he will be available to play Birmingham on Saturday.