Manchester City's Fabian Delph was sent off by referee Anthony Taylor despite the referee initially taking out his yellow card following Delph's reckless tackle on Wigan's Max Power.
The decision to dismiss the City player was not wrong but appeared to be influenced by a huge posse of Wigan players who surrounded the Manchester-based referee.
Appearances can be deceptive and it is far more likely that one of Taylor's team of match officials was the one who communicated that the foul challenge warranted a red rather than the yellow he initially took out.
Whatever the reason for his change of heart it was poor practice.