Dwight Gayle sent off: West Brom star suspended for second leg of Championship play-off semi-final against Aston Villa
West Brom have suffered a major blow to their play-off hopes after star man Dwight Gayle was sent off in their Championship semi-final first leg defeat at Aston Villa.The striker scored in the first-half to put the Baggies in front at Villa Park, but was later shown two yellow cards and is now suspended for Tuesdays return leg at the Hawthorns.Dwight Gayle went from hero to zero at Villa Park as he followed up his opening goal by getting sent off2
Dwight Gayle went from hero to zero at Villa Park as he followed up his opening goal by getting sent off
Villa lead the tie 2-1 after they battled back with two goals in three second-half minutes.Captain Jack Grealish was the star for the hosts, setting up Conor Hourihanes leveller and winning the penalty for Tammy Abraham to convert and earn a slender advantage in the tie.Gayle was booked for time wasting when West Brom were still leading, and received his second yellow in the closing stages when he tried to get on the end of a cross and flew in on Villa goalkeeper Jed Steer.Fans were raging on social media about the decision to send off the striker, who has netted 23 goals and provided eight assists for the Baggies during a season-long loan spell from Newcastle.Dwight Gayle celebrates opening the scoring at Villa Park – he’ll be a big miss for West Brom in the home leg2
Dwight Gayle celebrates opening the scoring at Villa Park – he’ll be a big miss for West Brom in the home leg
And it appears he may have played his last game in a West Brom shirt, with the Baggies now needing to turn around the tie without their main source of goal this season.Gayle faces a one-match ban, meaning he would be available for the play-off final at Wembley if Albion stage a comeback to beat their West Midlands rivals.

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West Brom have suffered a major blow to their play-off hopes after star man Dwight Gayle was sent off in their Championship semi-final first leg defeat at Aston Villa. The striker scored in the
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BAGGIES BLOW The striker may have played his last game for the Baggies after he saw red in the closing stages of their first leg defeat at Villa Park West Brom have suffered a major blow to their play-off hopes after star man Dwight Gayle was sent off in their Championship semi-final first leg defeat at Aston Villa.
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Dwight Gayle sent off: West Brom star suspended for second

Aston Villa duo Conor Hourihane and Tammy Abraham were on target (Pic: GETTY). The midfielder set up Conor Hourihane's leveller and won the penalty for Tammy Abraham to convert and earn a slender 2-1 advantage in the first leg of their Sky Bet Championship play-off semi final.
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Grealish won his penalty, and Tammy, calm as a cucumber, put it away. That was basically game over for West Bromwich Albion, and Villa could have had two more on another day. I was glad to see Gayle get a second yellow for his attempts to deceive the ref, and try and get Villa players booked with his theatricals.

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