The Spanish striker was shown a straight red card for a two-footed lunge at Mark Gower in the 40th minute and now faces a three-match ban for violent conduct.

Mark Gower (born 5 October 1978) is an English footballer currently playing for Charlton Athletic.

Angel Rangel returns to the starting line-up and Kemy Agustien is preferred to Mark Gower in midfield.

Darryl Flahavan and Mark Gower both turned down new contracts to sign for Championship sides Crystal Palace and Swansea City respectively.

However, 10 minutes after his goal, a two-footed challenge on Mark Gower resulted in his first red card in English football and a three-match domestic suspension.

Fernando Torres's topsy-turvy season took another lurch after being sent off for lunge at Swansea's Mark Gower.

Saturday saw Torres experience highs and lows for the second successive weekend after he got himself sent off for an ugly lunge on Swansea City's Mark Gower.

Sinclair directed Mark Gower's corner to the far post and Lita rose to nod home.

Nathan Dyer and Mark Gower still should have made amends late, the latter blasting over wastefully.

He is the son of Mark Gower and the stepson of Bette Gower of Bellevue, Idaho.