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Ranieri considers Vardy appeal
- Updated: December 17, 2016
Claudio Ranieri will consider appealing the red card awarded to Jamie Vardy in Leicester City’s thrilling 2-2 draw with Stoke.
Referee Craig Pawson dismissed Vardy in the 28th minute for a challenge on Mame Biram Diouf where the England international, jostling with Glen Johnson, left the ground with both feet before returning to the turf by the time he won the ball.
It was a contentious call from Pawson, particularly after he had only booked Manchester United’s Marcos Rojo for a clear two-footed lunge on Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha on Wednesday.
Pawson further enraged the Foxes players by giving Stoke a penalty for handball against Danny Simpson, when his arm was above his head as he slid in to stop Bojan Krkic’s cross.
Bojan converted the 39th-minute spot-kick and Simpson was booked, the first of five Leicester players to be cautioned prior to the break, which Stoke entered 2-0 ahead thanks to a second from Joe Allen.
The normally mild-mannered …
