Leeds United: Alex Mowatt set to hear his fate today

Leeds United have appealed against his red card in Tuesday’s 2-1 Championship win at Birmingham City and expect to hear a decision from the Football Association today.

The Elland Road club are challenging the decision to send off Mowatt for a foul in the final seconds of their victory at St Andrews.

The 21-year-old stands to miss Saturday’s meeting with Reading and next week’s matches against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Hull City, but head coach Steve Evans moved to lodge an appeal after describing the sliding tackle on Birmingham’s Ryan Shotton as “a yellow card at best.”

The dismissal was the first of a career which saw Mowatt pass the 100 appearances mark for Leeds United this month.

Both Evans and Birmingham manager Gary Rowett were critical of referee Chris Kavanagh at full-time, with Evans accusing the official of “losing control.”

Evans said: “We had to endure a refereeing performance which can’t be acceptable. He gave a red card which was never a red with the benefit of watching it back.

“He’s an honest guy, he’s normally a good performer, but he had a poor night.”