It was a miserable afternoon for the Blades, who saw Jamie Ward red carded late on after he picked up two bookings in four minutes.

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Their ire increased when substitute Ward saw red after picking up his second booking for a handball but there can be no complaints it was the right decision.

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Jet Tila explained that red is considered especially lucky as lore has it children who were wearing red were able to ward off the evil Nian, a monster which appeared on the first day of the new year to eat livestock, crops and children.

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There are old-fashioned Chinese medicine herbalists, traditional foodstuff vendors selling seaweed and glazed crickets by the handful, and more than a few shops hawking aka-pantsu -- bright red, high-waisted underwear believed to ward off evil and bring the wearer strength and vitality.

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Portsmouth handed a debut to on-loan Manchester United defender Ritchie De Laet, while Joel Ward stepped up into midfield due to Dave Kitson's suspension for his red card in the FA Cup defeat at Brighton.

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