Craig Dawson will serve a one-match ban after Gareth McAuley 's mistaken red card was transferred to his West Brom team-mate . The Football Association has confirmed the defender will be banned instead of McAuley . Referee Neil Swarbrick sent McAuley off by mistake after Dawson had fouled Wilfried Bony in the Baggies ' 3-0 defeat to Manchester City on Saturday . Wilfried Bony ( right ) goes down under a challenge from Gareth McAuley inside the opening two minutes . Swarbrick apologised , via a statement from the Professional Game Match Officials Ltd , and the case of mistaken identity has been accepted by an Independent Regulatory Commission . 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 . 'The player was dismissed during the game against Manchester City on Saturday [ 21 March 2015 ] for denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity . 'The standard punishment of a one-match suspension has been transferred to Craig Dawson and will be served with immediate effect . ' Craig Dawson was the man who should have been sent off for an earlier collision with the City striker . Dawson will miss Albion 's clash with QPR at The Hawthorns on April 4 . The incident marked the second time in a matter of weeks that the wrong player 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 . PGMOL general manager Mike Riley has called for the introduction of video replays to assist officials in such cases . Riley told BBC Radio 5 Live : 'The referee has got to make his decision based on what he thinks he 's seen . His instincts often lead him to trust his judgement . 'It 's one of the areas that would lend itself to technology . The West Brom players protest with referee Neil Swarbrick after he sent off the wrong player . 'The game has stopped and there 's time before we restart the game to have a look at something . That would provide the concrete evidence that would get the decision right . 'We 've been open-minded to things like the goal decision system which has made a great difference and a great benefit to referees in the Premier League . 'We need to see what other technology can be used to get refereeing decisions more accurate . He added : 'We need to test it in live football . Until we do that , we wo n't know the impact on the game . 'Technology can be helpful but we do n't want to destroy the fabric of the game , the fast-flowing spectacle we all love . ' McAuley walks off the pitch after receiving the straight red card but since has escaped suspension .
Gareth McAuley was wrongly dismissed against Manchester ##pool . ben Brom did not appeal the red card . ben ##nett has been handed the one - match suspension instead . click here for all the latest West Brom news . source : Top 50 shocking players in the Premier League ( 50 - 49 )