Stoke fail in Huth appeal

Stoke have lost their appeal to the Football Association against defender Robert Huth’s red card received during Saturday’s home clash with Sunderland and the player must now serve a three game ban.

Huth was sent off by referee Martin Atkinson after 45 minutes of the Barclays Premier League encounter at the Britannia Stadium for a challenge on Blacks Cats midfielder David Meyler.