Sheffield United have been put to the sword by Brighton but Tom Davies' new haircut has arguably been more of a shock.

The midfielder came on in the 79th minute at Bramall Lane with a vastly different trim to his familiar curly blond locks.

Davies made his way onto the field with a striking mohawk, something that was jokingly labelled worse than Sheffield United teammate Mason Holgate's terrible challenge on Kaoru Mitoma, a tackle which earnt the defender a straight red.

One fan said: "Has Tom Davies lost a bet?"

Another said: "Good God Tom Davies... what a barnet."

This fan added "I hope Tom Davies has done that for at least a tenner…"

While another said: "I don’t know what’s worse, the tackle on Mitoma or Tom Davies' haircut."

It was a miserable day for Chris Wilder's side as they succumbed to a 5-0 defeat against the Seagulls.

Goals from Facundo Buonanotte and Danny Welbeck in five first-half minutes puts the away side in charge.

The first half also saw Holgate dismissed for a high challenge on Brighton forward Mitoma.