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Aston Villa' s Douglas Luiz available to play Brentford after red card revoked

Last updated on 21 October 202221 October 2022.From the section Aston VillaDouglas Luiz was sent off for an off-the-ball incident with Aleksandar Mitrovic Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz will be available to face Brentford on Sunday after his red card during Thursday's 3-0 defeat at Fulham was revoked by the Football Association. Luiz was shown a straight red card after being adjudged by the video assistant referee to have head-butted Aleksandar Mitrovic off the ball. Villa were trailing 1-0 at the time of the incident in the 62nd minute. Steven Gerrard was relieved of his duties as Villa boss after the defeat. In a statement, an FA spokesperson said: "Aston Villa's Douglas Luiz will be available for their next game after a claim of wrongful dismissal was upheld by an independent Regulatory Commission today [Friday]." Villa, who are in 17th place in the Premier League table, host Brentford at Villa Park on Sunday.

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