St Johnstone manager Derek McInnes has touchline ban reduced by the SFA

St Johnstone manager Derek McInnes has had his four-game touchline ban halved by the SFA.

The Perth boss was given a personal hearing at a Hampden Park committee meeting.

He will now only have to sit in the stand for two matches against Motherwell in the SPL, then St Mirren in the Scottish Communities League Cup.

The original ban was handed out as a result of straying from his technical area in the controversial match against Dundee United at Tannadice last season.

McInnes was sent to the stand by referee Mike Tumilty as he made attempts to calm his players down in the wake of Steven Anderson’s red card.