{"id":23894,"date":"2026-02-22T20:21:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T20:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/man-city-star-kalvin-phillips-apologizes-after-shocking-red-card-in-sheffield-derby\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T20:21:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T20:21:29","slug":"man-city-star-kalvin-phillips-apologizes-after-shocking-red-card-in-sheffield-derby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/man-city-star-kalvin-phillips-apologizes-after-shocking-red-card-in-sheffield-derby\/","title":{"rendered":"Man City star Kalvin Phillips apologizes after shocking red card in Sheffield derby"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n<\/p>\n

\n

Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips, who joined Sheffield United on loan in January in a bid to revive his career, is currently on a new record low.<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
\n

February 22, 2026, 13:19<\/span>Updated February 22, 2026 13:54<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

\n
\n
\"calvin<\/figure>\n<\/div>
\n

Kalvin Phillips is sent off during Sheffield United vs. Sheffield Wednesday (Image: Sky Sports)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Kalvin Phillips tearfully apologized to Sheffield United fans for his red card in Sunday afternoon’s Steel City derby against Sheffield Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The Blades continued their 2-0 run against their arch-rivals until 30-year-old Phillips was sent off in the 49th minute for an appalling tackle on Svante Ingelsson on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Phillips, who joined the Blades on loan from Manchester City in the January transfer window, lunged forward to steal the ball and ran after it, catching Ingelson’s left knee with his studs.<\/p>\n

Referee Josh Smith took a moment to make his decision and pulled a red card from his pocket. Phillips looked disappointed and couldn’t believe he was sent off.<\/p>\n

As Wednesday’s players surrounded Ingelson and the referee, Phillips looked straight at the fourth official and then uttered the words, “Why red?”<\/p>\n

\n
Content cannot be displayed without consent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Join us on Facebook! For the latest news, analysis and more on our Mirror Football Facebook page<\/p>\n

But then it didn’t take long for Phillips to apologize to the Blades supporters for his tackle and receiving a red card, with his hands up and tears in his eyes as he left the pitch.<\/p>\n

Phillips’ sacking came as Sheffield United went into cruise control thanks to first-half goals from Patrick Bamford and Harrison Burrows. But Wednesday gave them hope after Phillips’ red card.<\/p>\n

In fact, just three minutes after Phillips was given his marching orders, Charlie McNeill halved the deficit to calm the home support inside Bramall Lane. However, as the second half progressed, the Blades managed to regain control.<\/p>\n

read more: Jack Wilshere, former Arsenal star dragged away from fans after ugly incident<\/span><\/span>read more: Trent Alexander-Arnold’s failed Liverpool plan – ‘I understand what it meant to him’<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Chris Wilder made three changes and that helped settle the game, although there were few clear-cut chances on Wednesday after former Manchester United forward McNeil made it 2-1.<\/p>\n

If Wednesday loses the game, they will make history by becoming the first team to be relegated in February. Wednesday, who took office in October, was deducted 12 points.<\/p>\n

They were also handed a further six-point penalty for breaching the EFL’s financial regulations, meaning they will now go into Sunday’s derby with Sheffield United with a seven-point deficit.<\/p>\n

Phillips is currently serving a three-match ban and will miss upcoming Championship matches against Coventry City, QPR and West Brom.<\/p>\n

Make us your preferred source to ensure the latest sports headlines always appear at the top of your Google searches. Click here to enable or add us as a preferred source in your Google search settings<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


\n
Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips, who joined Sheffield United on loan in January in a bid to revive his career, is currently on a new record low. February 22, 2026, 13:19Updated February 22, 2026 13:54 Kalvin Phillips is sent off during Sheffield United vs. Sheffield Wednesday (Image: Sky Sports) Kalvin Phillips tearfully apologized to Sheffield<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-23894","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news"},"yoast_head":"\nMan City star Kalvin Phillips apologizes after shocking red card in Sheffield derby - EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News & Updates<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/man-city-star-kalvin-phillips-apologizes-after-shocking-red-card-in-sheffield-derby\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Man City star Kalvin Phillips apologizes after shocking red card in Sheffield derby - EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News & Updates\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips, who joined Sheffield United on loan in January in a bid to revive his career, is currently on a new record low. February 22, 2026, 13:19Updated February 22, 2026 13:54 Kalvin Phillips is sent off during Sheffield United vs. Sheffield Wednesday (Image: Sky Sports) Kalvin Phillips tearfully apologized to Sheffield\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/man-city-star-kalvin-phillips-apologizes-after-shocking-red-card-in-sheffield-derby\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News & Updates\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-22T20:21:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36762573.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/3_Screenshot-376.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin_ok9yktt6\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin_ok9yktt6\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/man-city-star-kalvin-phillips-apologizes-after-shocking-red-card-in-sheffield-derby\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/man-city-star-kalvin-phillips-apologizes-after-shocking-red-card-in-sheffield-derby\/\",\"name\":\"Man City star Kalvin Phillips apologizes after shocking red card in Sheffield derby - EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News & Updates\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/man-city-star-kalvin-phillips-apologizes-after-shocking-red-card-in-sheffield-derby\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/man-city-star-kalvin-phillips-apologizes-after-shocking-red-card-in-sheffield-derby\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3_Screenshot-376.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-22T20:21:29+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#\/schema\/person\/6b2ade58a96ab056f743f12490573ae9\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/man-city-star-kalvin-phillips-apologizes-after-shocking-red-card-in-sheffield-derby\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/man-city-star-kalvin-phillips-apologizes-after-shocking-red-card-in-sheffield-derby\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/man-city-star-kalvin-phillips-apologizes-after-shocking-red-card-in-sheffield-derby\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3_Screenshot-376.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3_Screenshot-376.png\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":630},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/man-city-star-kalvin-phillips-apologizes-after-shocking-red-card-in-sheffield-derby\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Man City star Kalvin Phillips apologizes after shocking red card in Sheffield derby\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/\",\"name\":\"EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News & Updates\",\"description\":\"EPL VIP is your ultimate source for all things related to the English Premier League. Get the latest EPL news, live match updates, transfer rumors, team analysis, fixtures, and exclusive insights for true football fans.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#\/schema\/person\/6b2ade58a96ab056f743f12490573ae9\",\"name\":\"admin_ok9yktt6\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3caa6e0fae133a2d8ebe213abde6eafe85769664d063c8ab6c7960c877d904ea?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3caa6e0fae133a2d8ebe213abde6eafe85769664d063c8ab6c7960c877d904ea?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin_ok9yktt6\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/author\/admin_ok9yktt6\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Man City star Kalvin Phillips apologizes after shocking red card in Sheffield derby - EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News & Updates","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/man-city-star-kalvin-phillips-apologizes-after-shocking-red-card-in-sheffield-derby\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Man City star Kalvin Phillips apologizes after shocking red card in Sheffield derby - EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News & Updates","og_description":"Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips, who joined Sheffield United on loan in January in a bid to revive his career, is currently on a new record low. February 22, 2026, 13:19Updated February 22, 2026 13:54 Kalvin Phillips is sent off during Sheffield United vs. Sheffield Wednesday (Image: Sky Sports) Kalvin Phillips tearfully apologized to Sheffield","og_url":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/man-city-star-kalvin-phillips-apologizes-after-shocking-red-card-in-sheffield-derby\/","og_site_name":"EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News & Updates","article_published_time":"2026-02-22T20:21:29+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36762573.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/3_Screenshot-376.png","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"admin_ok9yktt6","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin_ok9yktt6","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/man-city-star-kalvin-phillips-apologizes-after-shocking-red-card-in-sheffield-derby\/","url":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/man-city-star-kalvin-phillips-apologizes-after-shocking-red-card-in-sheffield-derby\/","name":"Man City star Kalvin Phillips apologizes after shocking red card in Sheffield derby - EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News & Updates","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/man-city-star-kalvin-phillips-apologizes-after-shocking-red-card-in-sheffield-derby\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/man-city-star-kalvin-phillips-apologizes-after-shocking-red-card-in-sheffield-derby\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3_Screenshot-376.png","datePublished":"2026-02-22T20:21:29+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#\/schema\/person\/6b2ade58a96ab056f743f12490573ae9"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/man-city-star-kalvin-phillips-apologizes-after-shocking-red-card-in-sheffield-derby\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/man-city-star-kalvin-phillips-apologizes-after-shocking-red-card-in-sheffield-derby\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/man-city-star-kalvin-phillips-apologizes-after-shocking-red-card-in-sheffield-derby\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3_Screenshot-376.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3_Screenshot-376.png","width":1200,"height":630},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/man-city-star-kalvin-phillips-apologizes-after-shocking-red-card-in-sheffield-derby\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Man City star Kalvin Phillips apologizes after shocking red card in Sheffield derby"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/","name":"EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News & Updates","description":"EPL VIP is your ultimate source for all things related to the English Premier League. Get the latest EPL news, live match updates, transfer rumors, team analysis, fixtures, and exclusive insights for true football fans.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#\/schema\/person\/6b2ade58a96ab056f743f12490573ae9","name":"admin_ok9yktt6","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3caa6e0fae133a2d8ebe213abde6eafe85769664d063c8ab6c7960c877d904ea?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3caa6e0fae133a2d8ebe213abde6eafe85769664d063c8ab6c7960c877d904ea?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin_ok9yktt6"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/eplvip.com"],"url":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/author\/admin_ok9yktt6\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23894\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}