Millwall 1 Burnley 1: Laws unhappy as Carlisle sees red early on

Carlisle saw red after just seven minutes for a late challenge on Theo Robinson but Laws was quick to defend the centre-half.

He said: "It wasn't a sending-off. I thought it was very harsh.

"I don't know whether the referee has been given a message to stamp down on any challenges whatsoever, but the first five minutes? Clarke's clearly not caught the player and his challenge was low.

"If we go with the appeal then we've got to go with it. Maybe we take the risk but I don't want to lose him for four games."

The Clarets responded well to the early setback and took the lead through Jay Rodriguez's header before Scott Barron levelled with a low drive.