West Ham midfielder Bowyer was dismissed on Saturday by referee Mark Clattenburg for an alleged two-footed tackle on Biringham captain Damien Johnson in the Barclays Premier League clash at Upton Park.Barton, meanwhile, was involved in an incident with Shaun Maloney during Newcastle's 4-1 defeat at Aston Villa on the same day, when television pictures appeared to show him lashing out at the Villa forward.But neither will face a suspension or any kind of sanction after the FA decided that no punishments were necessary in both cases.The FA have upheld West Ham midfielder Lee Bowyer's appeal against the the decision of referee Mark Clattenburg to send him off in Saturday's Barclays Premier League match against Birmingham and the player's three-match suspension is withdrawn.Hammers manager Alan Curbishley revealed straight after the 1-1 draw with Blues that he had asked Clattenburg to reconsider his decision on the tackle, two minutes from the end of the match at Upton Park.The London club lodged an official appeal before yesterday's noon deadline and the case was heard by the FA at Soho Square this lunchtime.Officials sided with West Ham and have overturned Bowyer's dismissal for 'serious foul play', meaning an automatic three-match ban will no longer apply.Barton has also escaped punishment after TV replays of his tussle with Maloney were deemed "inconclusive".Referee Lee Mason did not see the incident at the time but after reviewing footage of the first-half clash he could not say whether it would have warranted a red card.he issue has, therefore, been dropped by the FA, meaning Barton is free to continue playing for the struggling Magpies.
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