Pascal Struijk: Brighton defender's red card overturned after VAR intervention
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Struijk red card after VAR intervention overturned
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Image caption: Pascal Struijk (right) was shown a red card by referee Thomas Bramall after 57 minutes of Brighton's victory at Sunderland
By
Emma Smith
BBC Sport journalist
Published
9 minutes ago
The red card controversially shown to Brighton defender Pascal Struijk at Sunderland after an intervention by the video assistant referee (VAR) has been overturned.
Struijk was sent off after 57 minutes of Saturday's match at the Stadium of Light when he was adjudged to have fouled Sunderland forward Wilson Isidor as he tried to run on to a through-ball.
Neither referee Thomas Bramall nor his assistant gave a foul initially, but VAR Neil Davies intervened and called the on-field official to the screen. After watching the replay multiple times, Bramall showed Struijk a straight red card for denial of an obvious goalscoring opportunity.
The decision, which was greeted with disbelief from the Brighton players, has now been reversed following a successful claim of wrongful dismissal.
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Highlights: Brighton beat Sunderland despite controversial Struijk red card
The outcome of the appeal means Struijk will not have to serve a one-match ban and will now be available to face Crystal Palace in the Premier League this weekend.
Struijk joined Brighton from Leeds in a £20m move in the summer, and was making his second Premier League start for his new club. Despite the red card, Brighton went on to win the match 2-0 and continue their strong start to the season.
The Seagulls are third, five points behind leaders Manchester City.
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