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.
It was fair to say both managers had a different view. Brentford boss Frank, who had seen his side gain only their second away point of the season, spoke in his news conference first and when asked if it should have been a red card, said: "Yes. As I understand the rules, you can't swing an arm to hit someone, whether you hit them or not.
"That's why we have got VAR. It happened, we have to make it [VAR] better in the future." But Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler, whose side have now gone six games without a Premier League win, did not see the incident the same way.
When told of Frank's words, he replied: "It's an interesting opinion, I see it completely different. For me it's not a red card, why wo.
