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Watford midfielder Pereyra has 3-game ban reduced

Watford midfielder Roberto Pereyra has had his suspension reduced from three games to a single game by the FA.

The 25-year-old was given his marching orders in the 84th minute of the defeat to West Bromwich Albion on Saturday after he appeared to kick out at James McClean.

Following the game, the Hornets launched an appeal claiming that Pereyra was wrongfully dismissed and his punishment was excessive.

The FA rejected the first claim but upheld the excessive punishment argument.

A statement on the FA's official website read: "Watford's Roberto Pereyra has had his three-match suspension reduced to one match after his excessive punishment claim was successful following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing.

"The club had first contested that the Watford player's dismissal for violent conduct against West Bromwich Albion on 3 December 2016 wrongful, however, that claim was rejected."

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