Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard's red card received in the 4-0 win over West Ham last weekend was overturned by the Football Association on Tuesday and the England international escaped a three-game ban.

Lampard, who'd opened the scoring, was sent-off following a clash with Luis Boa Morte.

But referee Peter Walton told an FA regulatory commission he and his assistant made a mistake.

Lampard's reprieve allows him to play against Barnsley in the FA Cup and the Premier League matches against Derby and Sunderland.

Chelsea's next match sees them up against Olympiakos in the Champions League at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.

(Xinhua News Agency March 5, 2008)