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FA urged to review Jenas U-turn
The Football Association is reviewing its decision to downgrade Jermaine Jenas' red card against Arsenal following advice from Fifa.
Disciplinary chiefs at Soho Square were contacted by the game's governing body, after referee Steve Bennett asked to reduce the dismissal to a caution.
It is understood that the FA has been told that the only basis for changing a decision is for mistaken identity.
An FA spokesman said: "We will review our position and respond to that."
Jenas was shown a red card for his challenge on Gilberto Silva in his side's 2-0 defeat by the Gunners on Sunday.
Newcastle had indicated they would appeal against Bennett's decision, which left them playing with 10 men for almost an hour at Highbury.
But they did not need to, because the official moved swiftly to address the situation.
Jenas would have missed three matches had his sending-off been allowed to stand, and both he and Magpies manager Graeme Souness will hope Fifa's intervention does not spark a further change of heart.
This is a waste of time cos if the ref isn't allowed to change the decision the geordies will just appeal anyway and obviously the FA will then change the decision.
FIFA poke their nose into Jenas U-turn
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