Kalvin Phillips hopes his red card in West Ham's defeat at Nottingham Forest signals the end of his run of "bad luck" in a Hammers shirt.
The England midfielder has endured a difficult start at West Ham since his January loan move from Manchester City.
He made mistakes that led to goals against Bournemouth and Manchester United before his dismissal at Forest.
"They say bad luck comes in threes, so let's hope I've had my three pieces of it and I can kick on now," he said.
"I wanted this to be a fresh start, to really get my head down and go for it.