Lampard happy to be cleared

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard is relieved to have had his red card in the 2-0 defeat at Liverpool rescinded on appeal by the Football Association.

The 30-year-old England international was shown a straight red by referee Mike Riley for a challenge on Xabi Alonso on the hour mark at Anfield, although replays showed that Lampard had won the ball fairly.

An FA regulatory commission reviewed the footage of the incident and has now rescinded the red card, with referee Riley having also accepted that he had made the wrong decision.

That decision left Lampard clear to play on for the Blues, having previously been facing a three-match suspension.

"It's good that I can move on, but a shame that we lost the game because of it," Lampard told Sky Sports News.

"I presumed it would be rescinded anyway, so I was quite confident about that.

"It was obviously a mistake, we all make mistakes. Footballers make mistakes just as much as anyone and the referee did."