Sunderland's Dan Ballard became the second player to be sent off for pulling Arokodare's hair this season. What are the rules ...

Dan Ballard was sent off for pulling Tolu Arokodare’s hair in Sunderland’s 1-1 draw at Molineux – a decision Régis Le Bris found ‘hard to digest’ ...

Sunderland defender Dan Ballard becomes the third player to be sent off for pulling an opponent's hair in the Premier League ...

Red cards for hair-pulling have never been so frequent in the Premier League. The latest came Saturday when Sunderland ...

The two similar incidents had entirely different outcomes just under two weeks apart.