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Red or not? Frank says Brighton’s Pedro should have gone
It was an incident that neither Thomas Frank nor Fabian Hurzeler could agree on – whether Brighton forward Joao Pedro should have been sent off for violent conduct.
As it ended 0-0 on a cold and misty night at the Amex Stadium, the main talking point was a 75th-minute flashpoint that began in bizarre fashion and almost ended up getting nasty.
Pedro was originally the victim.
Brentford’s Yehor Yarmoliuk had been pulling at the striker’s shirt, as the Brighton man looked to race at the away goal, with the Ukrainian getting a yellow card.
But Pedro then swung an elbow, although he clearly missed the visiting player. On-pitch official Andy Madley took no action and the incident was checked by the video assistant referee (VAR), but there was no suggestion for Madley to review the incident.