SHOCKER! Gerrard sacked as Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz's red card revoked

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22 Oct 2022 • 7:36 AM MYT
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Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz will be available to face Brentford on Sunday after his red card during Thursday's 3-0 defeat at Fulham was revoked by the Football Association.

Luiz was shown a straight red card after being adjudged by the video assistant referee to have head-butted Aleksandar Mitrovic off the ball.

Villa were trailing 1-0 at the time of the incident in the 62nd minute.

Steven Gerrard was relieved of his duties as Villa boss after the defeat.

In a statement, an FA spokesperson said: "Aston Villa's Douglas Luiz will be available for their next game after a claim of wrongful dismissal was upheld by an independent Regulatory Commission today [Friday]."

Villa, who are in 17th place in the Premier League table, host Brentford at Villa Park on Sunday.