FA commission rejects Aguero’s appeal

An independent commission has ruled that the  elbowing of Winston Reid by Aguero was a “brutal” incident that “clearly endangered the safety” of the Hammers player.

The commission also noted “the clenched fist of Mr Aguero as he threw his left elbow towards Mr Reid, the upward angle of the movement and the force of the movement.”

In an email to the commission, referee Marriner stated he “ … did not see the full extent of the incident and in particular where Sergio Aguero’s hand had finished up in the challenge, which clearly catches Winston Reid in the throat region.”

Manchester City appealed against the ban but the commission were unanimous in their decision.

“The commission could not see anything ‘truly exceptional’ about the incident. The incident was simply a ‘one v one’ tussle for the ball, such that is seen many times during any football match, whereby one of the players had used excessive force and brutality against the other.”