Following his arrival at Villa Park in the summer, McLeish made cutting down on unnecessary yellow cards a top priority. With suspensions likely to cost the club at important times, he made it clear that players would be punished if they stepped out of line. He is, however, preparing to relax that stance for Agbonlahor. The England international will sit out Sunday's home date with Liverpool after picking up his fifth booking of the season at Bolton last time out. Under club rules he should be sanctioned, but McLeish may let him off the hook as his latest yellow was slightly unjust. "I think a booking was a bit harsh," the Scot said after seeing Agbonlahor cautioned for a challenge on Trotters keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen. "We have rules, but we'll consider the offence. "Gabby scored a great goal at Everton and had a booking for taking his shirt off, so we have to try to eradicate these bookings. "It sounds extremely unfair to do that to a player who's just scored."
