This won’t alleviate the pressure on Premier League referees during a controversial season of officiating in England’s top-flight.
The wrong man was sent off after 2 minutes, though it’s hard to imagine West Brom holding off Manchester City for 88-plus minutes regardless of the bizarre sending-off early at the Etihad Stadium.
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Craig Dawson took down Wilfried Bony on a break early in the match, but referee Neil Swarbrick opted to send off Gareth McAuley instead. It caused much consternation amongst, well, everyone.
Do you have an explanation?