Kieron Dyer will pay a high price for his dismissal during Newcastle United's 4-2 defeat at Spurs.

Manager Bobby Robson is certain to fine the England international, who was shown the red card for swearing at a referee's assistant.

Dyer will learn today how much he has to pay - and must fear the worst because he's aware that Robson is angry about his lack of discipline.

Dyer, who will be suspended for two games, said: "I will accept any club fine the manager decides to impose on me.

"I'll have to make sure I learn from this and that it doesn't happen again."

Dyer confronted the assistant because he was angry about a challenge from Chris Perry.

"I asked why he had not given a foul," said Dyer. "It's not easy to stay calm when you look at the way they just dismiss you."

Nolberto Solano is likely to escape similar financial punishment from Robson for his first-half dismissal for handling on the line.

While Robson was angry about the performance of referee Steve Bennett, Dyer and Solano both accepted that he had no alternative to sending them off.

Dyer said: "I've held my hands up and admitted I did wrong. I swore at the linesman, but it was out of frustration."

Solano, facing a one-match ban, said: "I definitely handled on the line. I can have no complaints and the decision to send me off was the right one.

"But the ball was travelling so fast that I couldn't really get out of the way. It was an instinctive reaction."

Robson said: ''We lost our match-winner in Dyer and we will lose him for another two games, and Solano. They are two very clever, technical players.

''Dyer has to learn because he is going to get toppled time and time again because he is clever and he's tricky and he runs at defenders. He's going to get some fouls and some fouls referees are going to miss. He's got to learn that. Part of the game is about discipline and you can't respond like that.''

Spurs are to appeal against Neil Sullivan's sending-off.

Referee Steve Bennett red-carded the Scotland keeper and television replays revealed that Sullivan made contact with the ball, a point pushed by manager George Graham, as Dyer tumbled to the turf early in the second half.

''The referee sees what he sees and he has to make a decision on that.

''I have seen a re-run of the incident and the goalkeeper actually touched the ball. It probably looked like a sending-off but he doesn't have a video to help him out,'' said Graham, following Spurs' first win in seven Premiership matches.

Now the Orpington official will be asked to review his decision and prevent Sullivan serving a suspension.

All of a sudden the north London club, due to be taken over by new owners ENIC at the start of next month, is in happier spirits after enduring a torrid festive period that failed to deliver a goal, reaping just one point from a possible nine in the process.

The mood swing has been emphasised with the news that England midfielder Anderton is ready to commit himself to a new deal following reported New Year noises from captain Sol Campbell suggesting the same scenario.

The duo are now free to speak to foreign clubs with their contracts up in the summer but Anderton said: ''I'm not just saying I want to stay, I really do want to.

''My agent had a meeting with David Pleat, the club's director of football, just before Christmas.

''Although no offer was made at the meeting, Spurs asked if I wanted to stay at the club and I made it clear to them that I did.

And if Sullivan's protestations fail, stand-in keeper Ian Walker will use his extended chance rather than seek a loan move. Walker said: ''If I get a game or two I won't be asking to go anywhere at the moment.

l Tranmere Rovers are still on the trail of United midfielder Des Hamilton, who has not figured in Robson's thinking this season.

Rovers boss John Aldridge, who signed Hamilton on loan last season, said: "We have contacted Newcastle about Des and are waiting for them to get back to us.