Viduka Regrets 'Stupid' Action

Last updated : 07 April 2004 By Kevin Markey
He got his second yellow card from referee Mike Dean in injury time, in the vital 3-2 win, for kicking the ball away. The Aussie had been booked only seven minutes earlier for a trip on City centre-half Nikos Dabizas .

He now misses the crucial game at home to relegation rivals Portsmouth on Sunday, April 25.

Viduka said: "What I did at the end was a silly thing, stupid. I didn’t think I was going to get sent off for it though. To be honest all I was trying to do was kick the ball back to Leicester keeper Ian Walker.

"Now I’ll miss the Portsmouth game, which is a vital one, and I’ll just be wishing the lads all the best. Hopefully, they’ll be able to do the business in that game without me."