Former Dons promotion winner sent off seconds after coming on as a sub

It was a minute to forget for the man who helped MK Dons secure promotion six years ago

Published 3rd Mar 2024, 10:30 BST

David Wheeler had barely been on the field for a minute before he was sent off for Wycombe Wanderers on Saturday as MK Dons loanee Conor Grant fired in his first goal for Barnsley at Adams Park.

Wheeler, whose header secured Dons automatic promotion with victory over Mansfield Town in 2018, came on as a second-half substitute for the Chairboys but within seconds was shown a straight red card for a nasty challenge on Barnsley's Corey O'Keefe.

The Tykes were leading 3-2 at that stage, with goals from Sam Cosgrove, Donovan Pines and O'Keefe beating former Dons keeper Franco Ravizzoli in the Wycombe net.

Grant, who also came on as a second-half substitute just a couple of minutes before Wheeler, fired in his first Barnsley goal with 18 minutes to go to secure the 4-2 win for the visitors, who won for a third straight game to stay fourth, three points off the fight for automatic promotion.