Kilmarnock lose appeal against Kyle Vassell red card
The striker was sent off in Saturday's defeat to Hibs
Last updated 22nd Feb 2023
Kilmarnock have lost their appeal against the red card shown to Kyle Vassell against Hibs.
The striker was sent off 20 minutes into the second half after a challenge on Marian Cabraja.
Referee John Beaton initially showed a yellow card before upgrading it to a red following a VAR check.
Derek McInnes was livid about the decision following the match and the Rugby Park side launched an appeal.
However, they have confirmed it has been unsuccessful and Vassell will serve a two-match ban.
A club statement read: "Kilmarnock Football Club can confirm that an appeal against the red card shown to Kyle Vassell at Easter Road last weekend has been dismissed.
"Vassell was sent off for serious foul play in the 68th minute of the cinch Premiership match against Hibernian on Saturday 18th February.
"The rejected appeal means that the forward will start a two-match ban this weekend; missing upcoming fixtures against Motherwell and Rangers."
Derek McInnes slammed the initial decision following the match.
He said: "I didn't even think it was a yellow. I was raging with John that he gave him yellow because I thought that the essence of the game I think Kyle's eyes have not come off the ball.
"He's tried to slow down with his movement he's not going in towards the Hibernian player, I think the Hibernian player comes into him. It's one of those ones if you are sitting in a VAR room, I think John dealt with it way he saw it and gave a yellow. For me that was bad enough.
"We you are sitting in a sanitised room and the referees see that challenge and watch it over and over and over again and they see it maybe aggressive behaviour. There was no aggression in the challenge. He's not took his eyes off the ball."