Bradford are reinstated in FA Cup

Bradford City's appeal against their expulsion from the FA Cup has been successful and they have been reinstated in the competition. The Bantams were kicked out last week after it emerged they had not filed all the requisite paperwork to play on-loan defender Curtis Good against Brentford. City believed the punishment was excessive and the Football Association has fined them £1,000 instead. Their replay with the Bees will take place on Tuesday, 18 December. Newcastle sent a letter of suppt backing the Bantams' appeal. An FA statement  read: "The Appeal Board accepts that the failure to obtain and submit the acceptance from Newcastle United giving approval to play the player by noon on the match day was a genuine error and recognised that corrective action was attempted as soon as the omission was discovered and that no attempt to deceive was made."