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Ruaraidh Britton

James Jeggo red card appeal successful as Hibs midfielder available for St Mirren clash

Hibernian's appeal to overturn the red card shown to James Jeggo on Saturday (April 22) has been successful as the midfielder is now free to face St Mirren next weekend.

A challenge on St Johnstone's Connor McLennan, similar to the tackle which led to a four-game ban for Aberdeen captain Graeme Shinnie, saw Jeggo dismissed shortly after the restart in Perth.

Lee Johnson's men managed to come away with a point despite being down to 10 for nearly the entirety of the second-half, meaning they were able to secure a top six finish in the final game before the split.

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After the match, Lee Johnson criticised the decision, as he was left fuming at Jeggo's red card and claimed the 'system is broken' when asked about the incident.

He said: “I didn’t think it was a red. Really poor decision from two sets of officials. The officials on the day and the VAR. It doesn’t surprise me. I’ve seen too much inconsistency throughout the season.

“It comes down to ‘what am I coaching my players?’. It’s a contact sport. When a player wins the ball cleanly and an opposition players steams in on the blind side and maybe gets caught and for a player to go is ridiculous, particularly for the magnitude of the game.

“I was looking at my CEO who is a friend of mine as well and I was relaxed and saying ‘don’t worry, this is going to get overturned’. Much to my shock, it wasn’t. The system is broken. It needs fixing and I trust the powers of be to do that."

Hibernian FC Chief Executive Ben Kensell issued a statement following the club's successful appeal, as he hoped improvements to the current officiating standards could be brought following the incident in their 1-1 draw.

He commented: “We are pleased that common sense has prevailed, and the appeal panel has overturned Jimmy Jeggo’s red card.

“This is a positive outcome, however, throughout the current campaign, we have raised serious concerns with the standard of officiating across the Scottish game on at least five occasions where decisions have wrongly gone against us.

“We will work with other clubs and the SFA to bring needed improvement to the current systems.”

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