Michael Keane fired the Blues ahead after just 17 minutes before Mateus Mane's strike midway through the second-half levelled things up. However, the score only told half of the story, as Keane and Jack Grealish were both sent off in a chaotic conclusion. Keane was shown a red card for grabbing the hair of Tolu Arokodare in an aerial challenge, while Grealish’s second yellow card came for sarcastically applauding referee Tom Kirk. Speaking on Keane’s red card after the game, Blues boss David Moyes said: "It was not violent, it is not forceful and it is not deliberate. “All those things I have said, it should not be a red card.

Source: Metro January 07, 2026 20:16 UTC