Joao Pedro was fortunate not to get sent off after he tried to elbow Yehor Yarmoliuk in the face but failed to make contact as Brighton’s December pain went on in a goalless draw against Brentford.
On the pitch, referee Andy Madley deemed there was no violent conduct and after a lengthy stoppage to check for a possible red card, Chris Kavanagh on VAR duty deemed that Madley’s call was not a clear and obvious error despite replays clearly showing Pedro lashing out at the Brentford midfielder.
With 15 minutes to go, Yarmoliuk dragged back Pedro to stop a Brighton attack but the forward’s frustrations boiled over as he attempted to elbow him in response.