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

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

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.

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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.

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