Arsenal have appealed to the Football Association over the sending off of striker Olivier Giroud at Fulham.
Champions League-chasing Arsenal have only four games remaining this season and the French striker would miss all but the last game at Newcastle were the club not to appeal.
Giroud caught Stanislav Manolev in the dying seconds of the game but told manager Arsene Wenger that he slipped as he went in for the challenge at Craven Cottage.
An Arsenal statement said the club, “have lodged an appeal to the Football Association for the wrongful dismissal of Olivier Giroud. An FA regulatory commission will hear the claim and make a verdict on Tuesday afternoon.”
Replays showed the £13million simmer signing from Montpellier, who has scored 17 goals for Arsenal, made contact with the ball during the tackle.
Arsene Wenger hinted after a win that lifted the Gunners to third in the table that an appeal would be made.
"Giroud told me he did slip and went a bit over the ball," the Arsenal boss said. "Knowing that Steve Sidwell had been sent off, when the referee went to see him, we knew it would be a red card.
"We will have to deal with that now because he will miss three games and that is not easy for us to cope with.
"Nobody would say Giroud is a dirty player, it is purely accidental, but sometimes accidental can be dangerous."
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