Town are to appeal over the red card shown to Jon Stead in the defeat at Palace with the striker saying that even some of the opposition backed up his belief that it wasn't a sending off offence.
The Blues' frontman was dismissed for the first time in his career after a challenge on Freddie Sears was deemed worthy of a red card by referee Paul Taylor in the 3-1 defeat at Selhurst Park.
The Club made the FA aware that an appeal will be launched after Town boss Roy Keane looked at the incident again on DVD, meaning Jon is available to play in Monday's game against QPR.
"I was hoping we would appeal because I felt it was a yellow card at worst," Jon told the Club website.
"To look up and see the red card was a massive shock to me. It wasn't two footed, I didn't leave the ground. It was just a mis-timed tackle and a yellow card would have been plenty.
"If anything I thought it was a foul on me before the tackle but I didn't lunge at anyone or try and hurt the player.
"I tried to speak to the referee before he showed the card but their players made it difficult in the way they were surrounding him and that was disappointing. We're all fellow professionals playing the same game.
"But as soon as they saw the red card, some of the Palace players turned around and said to me 'It wasn't a red card, you are unlucky.'
"I'm hoping the appeal comes through because it 'kills me'. I've just got back in the team and now I could be out for three games."
If Blues lose the appeal, Jon will miss the FA Cup trip to Blackpool as well as the League games against Leicester and Coventry. 
