Dan Ballard sees red for hair-pull as Sunderland draw with Wolves

SportFootballDan Ballard sees red for hair-pull as Sunderland draw with WolvesBallard’s 24th-minute dismissal came when the visitors were leading 1-0.David Charlesworth Saturday 02 May 2026 17:08 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"dc1fbfae-a0ef-492b-b494-4425f5f5215c","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/wolves-sunderland-paul-tierney-granit-xhaka-premier-league-b2969493.html","title":"Dan Ballard sees red for hair-pull as Sunderland draw with Wolves"}}Dan Ballard pulls the hair of Tolu Arokodare (Mike Egerton/PA) (PA Wire)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Sunderland had Dan Ballard sent off for hair pulling as their hopes of European football next season were dented by a 1-1 draw at already-relegated Wolves.Ballard was given his marching orders in the 24th minute by referee Paul Tierney after a che...