Wolves star Raul Jimenez sent off after being booked twice in 31 seconds with comical handball against Man City
RAUL JIMENEZ was sent off after being booked twice in 31 seconds with a comical handball against Manchester City.
The striker was first booked almost six minutes into added time before the break.
Raul Jimenez with a moment of madness in first-half stoppage time
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One of the most avoidable red cards you will see…
48 seconds between his first and second yellow! pic.twitter.com/VEA1Ym2rHN
Jimenez brought down City midfielder Rodfri to stop an attack just on the half-way line.
But following the resulting free-kick, the Mexican forward stuck his foot out and the ball ricocheted off his arm.
It amazingly resulted in a second booking and one of the most bizarre sending offs in Premier League history.
This was Jimenez’s first red card in his 102nd Prem appearances and becomes the first Mexican to be sent off in the league’s history.
Earlier in the game, Ruben Neves and Max Kilam suffered a nasty clash of heads after the pair collided when jumping for the same ball.
Kilman came off worse following the collision and was left with blood pouring down his face.
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There was a stop in play for five minutes as Kilman received treatment from Wolves medics.
Neves was also left in pain following the incident, but was only dazed after colliding with his team-mate.
Kilman was eventually bandaged up and was declared fit enough to continue.
Raheem Sterling’s winner from the spot with 25 minutes to go is all that separated the sides.
It keeps City top of the table while Wolves sit 13th.
