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West Ham's Fabian Balbuena has his controversial red card against Chelsea OVERTURNED after an appeal by the Hammers with defender available for their trip to Burnley on Monday

West Ham defender Fabian Balbuena has had his controversial red card against Chelsea overturned after an appeal by the Hammers.

Balbuena was sent off by referee Chris Kavanagh after he caught Blues full-back Ben Chilwell with his studs as he cleared the ball upfield.

Kavanagh did not initially blow for a foul but the incident was brought to his attention by VAR.

West Ham's Fabian Balbuena has had his red card against Chelsea overturned on appeal
Balbuena cleared the ball up the pitch but slow-motion replays made the incident look worse

The official reviewed the footage on the pitchside monitor and then decided to show a straight red card to the Paraguayan centre-back.