Arsenal appeal against Koscielny red

Arsenal have appealed against the sending-off of central defender Laurent Koscielny, the Football Association (FA) confirmed on Monday.

The 25-year-old Frenchman was dismissed late on in Arsenal’s 1-0 defeat by Newcastle after he brought down Nile Ranger on the edge of the penalty area.

The FA said: “Arsenal FC have today (Monday) submitted a claim of wrongful dismissal, following the dismissal of Laurent Koscielny for the denial of an obvious goal-scoring opportunity.”

Koscielny’s appeal will be heard by a regulatory commission on Tuesday.

If Arsenal are unsuccessful, Koscielny will be ruled out of the Gunners’ league match away to Wolves on Wednedsay.