This John Egan foul on Ollie Watkins saw the Sheffield United defender sent off early in the game for apparently denying the Villa forward a goal scoring chance. The Egan red card v Villa came in the 12th minute- interestingly Watkins didn’t fall, but the referee deemed it to be enough interference to give a straight red card
John Egan vs Watkins foul | Egan dismissal v Villa
Despite being down to ten men, United got a soot kick later in the game, but Emiliano Martinez produced a brilliant penalty save on debut to deny the Blades.