Spurs and Rovers appeal against reds
Tugay and Hossam Ghaly both received their marching orders at the weekend
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Monday, 20, Nov 2006 10:32
Tottenham and Blackburn Rovers have appealed against their controversial red cards issued by referee Phil Dowd in Sunday's stormy 1-1 draw at Ewood Park.
Rovers midfielder Tugay, 36, was given his marching orders for bringing down Spurs midfielder Hossam Ghaly in the box.
Television replays showed Tugay's trailing leg had caught Ghaly with Jermaine Defoe slotting home the resulting penalty.
Ghaly, 24, was then sent-off in stoppage time for leading with his arm in a challenge with Michael Gray.
The Football Association (FA) have confirmed they have received claims for wrongful dismissal from both clubs with a decision to be made on Tuesday.
But they are not expected to punish Spurs boss Martin Jol and Rovers manager Mark Hughes over their scathing remarks about Dowd's performance.
Hughes said he did not think Dowd "would have been proud of his performance" while Jol described the referee as "emotional".
Meanwhile, Watford boss Adrian Boothroyd is also expected to escape FA action for his critical comments after his side's 2-1 defeat to Portsmouth on Saturday.
Boothroyd was furious at referee Chris Foy for awarding a penalty to Harry Redknapp's side and said poor officials should be "put in the stocks and hit with tomatoes for a week".
Despite the Watford boss fearing an FA rap, it is believed they view his comments as tongue-in-cheek.