Watford's Pereyra avoids ban after club win FA Cup red card appeal

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FA Cup - Third Round - Watford v Tranmere Rovers - Vicarage Road, Watford, Britain - January 4, 2020 Watford's Roberto Pereyra celebrates scoring their third goal Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge/File Photo

(Reuters) - Watford midfielder Roberto Pereyra's red card in their 3-3 FA Cup third round draw against Tranmere Rovers has been overturned by the Football Association (FA), English soccer's governing body said https://twitter.com/FAspokesperson/status/1214585015473967106 on Tuesday.

Pereyra was shown a straight red card for what appeared to be an innocuous-looking tackle on Tranmere's Kieron Morris last Saturday, resulting in an automatic three-match suspension.