Fury at Friedel reprieve
The referees' body have written to the Football Association demanding to know why Brad Friedel's red card was rescinded yesterday.
Officials at the Professional Game Match Officials Board are unhappy that the FA upheld the appeal over the dismissal during Aston Villa's 5-0 defeat at Liverpool on Sunday.
Referee Martin Atkinson sent off Friedel after the Villa goalkeeper brought down Fernando Torres in the penalty area when the Spaniard was through on goal.
The Premier League today admitted the PGMO have written to the FA but denied there was any "major row".
A League spokesman said: "The PGMO have sought clarification from the FA on why the appeal panel found against the referee. Throughout the season you have got a number of different appeals that go forward and it's important the referees get to the bottom of precisely why the panel will have found in the way it did."
