London 24
Nathaniel John, West Ham Correspondent
Thursday, February 23, 2012
3:16 PM
West Ham keeper Robert Green has successfully appealed the red card he
received on Tuesday night in the Hammers' 4-1 win at Blackpool. The England
international was sent off by referee Oliver Langford for 'denying an
obvious goalscoring opportunity', but following an appeal by the Hammers,
the one-match suspension has been withdrawn, it was revealed by the FA this
afternoon on their website. This means that Green is set to keep the
keeper's jersey for this Saturday's lunchtime kick-off against Crystal
Palace at Upton Park.
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Pair receive England call
WHUFC.com
Robert Green and Henri Lansbury have both been called-up by their country
23.02.2012
Robert Green's outstanding form has been rewarded with a call-up into the
England squad for next Wednesday's friendly with Netherlands at Wembley.
Meanwhile, his emergency stand-in Henri Lansbury is in the England Under-21
squad for a 2013 UEFA Under-21 Championships qualifier with Belgium at the
Riverside stadium in Middlesbrough earlier the same evening. The West Ham
United No1 has been a consistent figure between the sticks for Sam
Allardyce's side this term, keeping ten clean sheets in 27 npower
Championship appearances to help the Hammers to top the table. The
32-year-old has enjoyed a rollercoaster week, helping West Ham to gain a
creditable 1-1 home draw with Southampton before being sent-off in Tuesday's
4-1 victory at Blackpool. Green, who has eleven senior caps, has not played
for England since appearing against the United States at the 2010 FIFA World
Cup in South Africa. However, he was called into the squad for the 2012 UEFA
European Championship qualifier with Montenegro in October 2011.
Lansbury, who pulled on the gloves after Green's red card at Bloomfield
Road, will take up his regular midfield position for the Under-21s against
the Belgians.
Capped eleven times at that level, scoring four goals, the 21-year-old has
been a regular for the age-group side in recent months. Lansbury scored
twice in an 2013 UEFA Under-21 Championships qualifier against Azerbaijan on
1 September 2011.
*Jack Collison (Wales) and Winston Reid (New Zealand) have also been
called-up for friendly internationals against Costa Rica and Jamaica
respectively next week.
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