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'Should be banned for the season!' - Fans SLAM Mason Holgate for horror challenge on Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma that sees defender handed quickest red card of the season

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Just 10 minutes into the game, Mason Holgate flew into a 50-50 challenge with Brighton's Mitoma and caught the Japanese international high on the knee. The challenge, originally given as a yellow, was quickly upgraded to a red card and put Sheffield United down to 10 men. Fortunately, Mitoma escaped without suffering a serious injury. The challenge did leave fans outraged, however, with many taking to social media to voice their anger.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Mason Holgate is sent off for Sheffield United after just 10 minutes of play at Bramall Lane 🟥 <a href="https://t.co/DO31aRgvEG">pic.twitter.com/DO31aRgvEG</a>— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) <a href="https://twitter.com/SkySportsPL/status/1759221045129625602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAPPENED?

ProjectFootball wrote on X: "Oh my word that's the worst tackle I've seen in a long long time by Mason Holgate 😬"Another X user, Ibzsmo3k, added: "Mason Holgate you don’t deserve to play again."User RaffaRants said: "He tried to kill him."FPLHarry tweeted: "Holgate should be banned for the season. AWFUL, AWFUL TACKLE."Finally, Brighton fan and X user, Ryanadsett, fumed: "Worst tackle I think I’ve ever seen from Mason Holgate that."

WHAT THE FANS ARE SAYING

Sports broadcaster Arlo White called out Holgate's professionalism, saying: That’s borderline unprofessional by Mason Holgate. No justification for it whatsoever."BBC Sport journalist Charlotte Coates said: "You won't find many tackles worse than that Mason Holgate one."Charles Watts said: "Holgate’s look of astonishment here is something else. Absolute shocker of a tackle."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Holgate’s look of astonishment here is something else. Absolute shocker of a tackle. <a href="https://t.co/8rorT3BICw">https://t.co/8rorT3BICw</a>— Charles Watts (@charles_watts) <a href="https://twitter.com/charles_watts/status/1759225140586463689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WHAT THE PUNDITS ARE SAYING

Today's red card marks Holgate's third in the Premier League since the start of the 2021/22 season and means no player has received more - <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1759221410197574021" target="_blank">as per OptaJoe</a>. Brought in in January to shore up the leakiest defence in the league, Holgate has done his team-mates and boss Chris Wilder few favours with an incredibly wild challenge. With the Blades looking increasingly doomed for relegation, Holgate's rashness certainly isn't helping the fight against what feels like an inevitable return to the Championship.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

The red card also marks the quickest in the Premier League since Fulham's Nathaniel Chalobah was given his marching orders in the eighth minute against Newcastle in October 2022 - <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1759221410197574021" target="_blank">per OptaJoe</a>.

DID YOU KNOW?

Despite his perplexed look, Holgate can have little complaints about his sending off and the minimum three-game suspension he will receive. He will miss Sheffield United's games against Wolves, Arsenal and Bournemouth.

WHAT NEXT FOR HOLGATE AND SHEFFIELD UNITED?

'Should be banned for the season!' - Fans SLAM Mason Holgate for horror challenge on Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma that sees defender handed quickest red card of the season | Goal.com UK

Fans are furious with Mason Holgate after the Sheffield United defender put in a reckless challenge on Kaoru Mitoma which earned him a red card.

&apos;Should be banned for the season!&apos; - Fans SLAM Mason Holgate for horror challenge on Brighton&apos;s Kaoru Mitoma that sees defender handed quickest red card of the season

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