red card in the 2-1 defeat to West Brom on Saturday.
The United States international was sent off with seven
minutes to go at The Hawthorns after pushing Claudio
Yacob in the back of the neck.
Referee Lee Mason deemed it an offence worthy of
dismissal and West Brom capitalised on their man
advantage by claiming all three points through Jonny Evans
in stoppage time.
Stoke confirmed they would be launching an appeal via
Twitter, an outcome hinted at by boss Mark Hughes after the
game.
"We'll have a look at that and decide whether or not to
appeal, but I think it’s likely," Hughes said.
"It was unfortunate. I thought Geoff has reacted to a late
challenge on a leg he injured in the first half. It is
understandable to a certain extent.
"We weren't too happy with the reaction of the lad Yacob, to
be perfectly honest.
"I thought he has gone down with the intention of maybe
getting Geoff sent off and unfortunately for us that’s what
he's able to do."
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