Elleray: Kompany decision won't influence refs

Match officials will not feel hamstrung by the surprise decision to overturn Vincent Kompany’s red card against Arsenal, the Football Association’s referees chief David Elleray has claimed.

The decision to rule that referee Mike Dean had made an error was the latest in a rash of judgements this season which has seen the FA’s regulatory commission overturn no fewer than six red cards handed out to top-flight players.