The unbelievable reason why Kenedy has escaped FA ban after kick out vs Cardiff - Very lucky
by Olly Hawkins ·
Some great news to report this afternoon, with it being confirmed that Kenedy will NOT face retrospective action following his kick out in Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Cardiff.
This means the Brazilian will escape a three-game ban (which would’ve seen him miss the League Cup trip to Forest and our trip to Man City), however he will still be unavailable to play on Sunday - with us facing his parent club Chelsea at St James’ Park.
Given it was a clear kick out way after the ball was played, you may wonder how on earth he’s escaped punishment..
It’s a good question, but here’s an explanation:
https://twitter.com/liam_twomey/status/1031507676331683840
The 22-year old clearly had a kick at Victor Camarasa, but it seems referee Craig Pawson saw it at the time and mentioned the incident in his post-match report, with this appearing to be the reason he blew for a free kick quickly after it happened during the first half.
He's admitted he saw it at the time and did give a free-kick, but how he didn't brandish a red card is quite unbelievable if this is the case.
We've got away with one here - not that I'm complaining!
