Andy Carroll left West Ham high and dry as his reckless dismissal left them scrambling for a 1-1 draw against Burnley.
Carroll was touted for an England recall by teammate Aaron Cresswell last week, but that particular bandwagon hit the skids as soon as the striker picked up two cautions in as many first-half minutes, elbowing James Tarkowski in the air then barrelling into Ben Mee moments later.
That left the Hammers with more than an hour to protect Michail Antonio's freak goal -- slotted into an open net after Mee and goalkeeper Nick Pope both failed to connect with the ball -- and Chris Wood pounced late to deny the visitors their first back-to-back wins of the season.