Wales and Leeds United star Dan James received the first red card of his career for a grim challenge on Chelsea's Mateo Kovačić that's been branded "horrific".
The incident plunged Leeds further into relegation crisis as they trailed Chelsea 1-0.
Sky Sports pundit Graeme Souness described James' actions as reckless, despite the fact he did actually make contact with the ball initially. "He got a bit of the ball but a hell of a lot of Kovačić," he said. James vigorously disputed the sending off with the officials at Elland Road but few could argue the violent follow-through of the tackle was not worthy of a red card.