Ten-man Sunderland draw at Wolves as Ballard is sent off for hair pull

TL;DR

Sunderland and Wolves ended in a 1-1 draw at Molineux, with Dan Ballard sent off for a hair pull on Tolu Arokodare. Sunderland initially led through a goal from Nordi Mukiele before Wolves equalized with a header from Santi Bueno.

Key points

Sunderland and Wolves drew 1-1 at Molineux
Dan Ballard received a red card for hair pulling
Nordi Mukiele scored Sunderland's opening goal
Santi Bueno equalized for Wolves with a header
Arokodare nearly scored in stoppage time

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Wolves and Sunderland played out a 1-1 draw at Molineux as Dan Ballard was sent off for pulling the hair of Tolu Arokodare.

When Nordi Mukiele headed Sunderland in front early on it looked likely to be a straightforward afternoon for the visitors, but they found themselves on the back foot once VAR intervened to send off Ballard for pulling the hair of Arokodare.

Relegated Wolves pushed for an equaliser and it came when Santi Bueno headed in Hugo Bueno's corner, but neither side were able to come up with the winner. The home side came closest when Arokodare contrived to clear the crossbar in stoppage time.

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There were boos at the full-time whistle, the home support dissatisfied with Rob Edwards and his substitutions. But the failure to win is more significant for Regis Le Bris and Sunderland who missed the chance to push for Europe. They end the day in 12th.