West Ham star Andy Carroll was sent off against Burnley
Carroll picked up two cautions in as many first-half minutes, elbowing James Tarkowski in the air then barrelling into Ben Mee.
That left the Hammers with more than an hour to protect Michail Antonio’s freak goal – slotted into an open net after Mee and goalkeeper Nick Pope both failed to connect with the ball.
Chris Wood finally pounced for the equaliser in the 85th minute.
The New Zealand striker’s fourth goal of the season places him as a considerably more productive target man than Carroll, while West Ham fans must dream about him being as reliable a member of their dressing room as the tireless Antonio.
His 19th-minute opener came from nothing more subtle than a muscular heave upfield from Joe Hart.
Antonio set off in pursuit and, grateful for defensive blunders, was left to roll the ball into an open net.
When we had 11 against 11 we were much better today – dangerous and attacking
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic
Then Carroll bundled into centre stage. He had already shared a couple of asides with referee Stuart Atwell when he went up with Tarkowski and was penalised for leading with the elbow.
Then 99 seconds later he hurled himself into an even clearer booking, this time leaving his mark on Mee.
The inevitable dismissal followed.
Hammers boss Slaven Bilic said: “When we had 11 against 11 we were much better today – dangerous and attacking.”
Antonio had two golden chances in the second period but Wood eventually salvaged a point, rising to nod in Gudmundsson’s delivery and compound Carroll’s guilt.
Clarets boss Sean Dyche said: “I’m very pleased. The way we’re going in general is good, I’m certainly not disappointed.”
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