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Degen loses red card appeal

The team are suffering a manpower crisis with several players, including captain Steven Gerrard and defender Glen Johnson, ruled out through injury or illness.

"At a Regulatory Commission hearing today, a claim for wrongful dismissal by Liverpool defender Philipp Degen was rejected," read a statement on the FA website.

The Swiss defender was sent off for a late tackle on Fulham's Clint Dempsey in Saturday's 3-1 loss at Craven Cottage during which stand-in captain Jamie Carragher was also dismissed.

The FA also said it had transferred a caution for Manchester United's Fabio da Silva to his brother Rafael following a case of mistaken identity in last week's League Cup tie against Barnsley.

Aston Villa's Stephen Warnock had a yellow card received in Saturday's Premier League clash with Everton transferred to team mate Stilian Petrov.