Struijk has red card shown after VAR intervention overturned
Summary
Brighton defender Pascal Struijk was shown a red card after a video review during a match against Sunderland, but this decision was later overturned. The red card was removed after an appeal, so Struijk will not be suspended and can play in the next Premier League game.Key Facts
- Struijk received a red card 57 minutes into the match after VAR (video assistant referee) intervened.
- Referee Thomas Bramall initially did not call a foul before reviewing the incident on the video.
- The red card was given for denying an obvious chance to score, involving Sunderland’s Wilson Isidor.
- Brighton appealed the red card and the decision was overturned as it was judged a wrongful dismissal.
- Struijk will not miss the next match and is available for Brighton's Premier League game against Crystal Palace.
- Struijk recently joined Brighton from Leeds for £20 million and this was his second Premier League start.
- Despite the red card moment, Brighton won the match 2-0 and remain third in the league, behind Manchester City.
- Experts argued the on-field referee should have ignored VAR’s advice, as the situation was not clearly an obvious goal chance.
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