‘Kyle Bartley faces 5-game ban after West Brom vs Sheffield Wednesday incident’
West Brom defender Kyle Bartley faces a lengthy ban following his sending off at the end of his side’s dramatic late win over Sheffield Wednesday, Pat Frost believes.
Tony Mowbray recently returned for a second spell as Baggies boss, after West Brom talks to appoint Raphael Wicky broke down.
Having completed his return, Mowbray has now won both of the home games he has taken charge of at The Hawthorns.
That came after a dramatic late win over the Owls for West Brom on Saturday (8 February), although there was even more incident after the game that could cause problems for one Baggies player.
Kyle Bartley sent off after dramatic West Brom win
The hosts went ahead in that game when late winter transfer window signing Adam Armstrong netted a debut goal for West Brom after being set-up by Tom Fellows, still at the club despite deadline day links with Everton.
Callum Paterson though he had rescued a point with a 93rd minute equaliser for the visitors, only for Jayson Molumby to hit back and snatch the win for the Baggies three minutes later.
That was not an end to the action though, with scuffles breaking out between both sets of players after the full-time whistle.
In that incident, Bartley was sent off for Mowbray’s side, after the centre-back raised his arm into the face of Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Svante Ingelsson.
Frost has now suggested that could lead to significant punishment for the West Brom captain.
Responding on X to reports of that sending off for the 33-year-old, the former Baggies and England kitman wrote: “He’ll be lucky to get away with a five game ban”.
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Football Insider Verdict
It would not be a huge surprise to see Bartley receive a significant ban in the wake of his sending off against Sheffield Wednesday.
There appeared to be no need for the West Brom centre-back to take the action he did against Ingelsson that led to him receiving the red card.
Such incidents are generally deemed of violent conduct, and it is hard to imagine there will be a differing view taken here.
The circumstances that this sending off came in may also make things worse for the centre-back, so a long ban could conceivably be coming his way.
Given how important his presence and leadership is to West Brom, that will be a big miss for the club as they chase a place in the Championship play-offs.
It would also be no shock if both clubs are charged with failing to control their players over this incident, so it could be a costly one for the Baggies in multiple ways.