article_snippet: The Football Association has confirmed the defender will be banned instead of Gareth McAuley.
article_snippet: Referee Neil Swarbrick sent Gareth McAuley off by mistake after Craig Dawson had fouled Wilfried Bony in the Baggies' 3-0 defeat to Manchester City on Saturday.
article_snippet: Wilfried Bony goes down under a challenge from Gareth McAuley inside the opening two minutes .
article_snippet: An FA statement confirmed: 'Following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing today [Monday 23 March 2015], a claim of mistaken identity in relation to West Bromwich Albion's Gareth McAuley was successful. '
article_snippet: a claim of mistaken identity in relation to West Bromwich Albion's Gareth McAuley was dismissed during the game against Manchester City on Saturday [21 March 2015] for denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity. '
article_snippet: The incident marked the second time in a matter of weeks that a claim of mistaken identity in relation to West Bromwich Albion's Gareth McAuley has been sent off in a Premier League game, after Roger East dismissed Sunderland's Wes Brown against Manchester United for an offence committed by fellow United old boy John O'Shea.
article_snippet: McAuley walks off the pitch after receiving the straight red card but since has escaped suspension .
highlights_snippet: Gareth McAuley was wrongly dismissed against Manchester City .
  