Gabriel’s red card is dismissed
Arsenal’s Brazilian defender Gabriel has had his claim of wrongful dismissal in the feisty local derby against Chelsea upheld by the FA. A statement yesterday said the statutory three-match ban had been withdrawn with immediate effect, making him available for today’s League Cup third-round tie against Tottenham Hotspur. Gabriel is, however, still subject to a separate charge of improper conduct for leaving the pitch too slowly after being sent off following a clash with Chelsea’s Diego Costa during Arsenal’s 2-0 Premier League defeat on Saturday. Costa escaped with a yellow card but was then charged with violent conduct for having put his hands in the face of Laurent Koscielny.