Joao Pedro ‘elbow’: VAR agrees with onfield decision for Brighton striker to avoid red card vs Brentford | Football News happymamay

A Premier League statement revealed the reason for VAR sticking to the referee’s decision not to send off Brighton’s Joao Pedro after he appeared to be trying to elbow Brentford’s Yehor Yarmolyuk…but do you agree with that?

Pedro avoided any punishment after he and Yarmolyuk were involved in a brawl during the Seagulls’ goalless draw with the Bees.

Jarmolyuk, who had just come on as a substitute, prevented a Brighton breakaway by pulling Pedro’s shirt. The Brighton striker responded by throwing his right elbow towards the defender’s face, but he missed.

Referee Andy Madley stopped play to give Yarmolyuk a yellow card, but video assistant referee Chris Kavanagh ordered him to postpone play until the incident was verified. Although replays confirmed that Pedro threw his elbow in Jarmolyuk’s direction, this was not considered a red card offence.

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Mark Clattenburg, former Premier League referee, said: Amazon Prime That Pedro rightly avoided a red card because he did not communicate with Yarmolyuk.

“If we look at the laws of the game as they are written, it should be hitting an opponent or trying to hit an opponent,” Clattenburg said.

“Because there is no contact, he cannot be sent off the field due to contact. So, it comes down to whether he tried to hit the opponent. The more you look at it, because it is an unusual action, especially from the back.” He looks at Andy Madley when he swings his arm and keeps his arm very close to his body and I think it’s just a gesture by the referee.

“Andy Madley is in a very good position. He couldn’t have been sent off for contact but he could have been sent off for trying to make contact. I think it’s more of a gesture than just trying to hit.

“I think Joao Pedro made a gesture to the referee, but if he wanted to swing and use force he would have swung his arm and created contact.”

After the match, Brentford manager Thomas Frank expressed his confusion at the decision suggesting Pedro should have been sent off for the attempt.

“As I understand the rules, you can’t swing your arm to try to hit someone,” Frank said.

“Whether you hit them or not, it’s a red card, that’s how we understand the rules.”

But Brighton coach Fabian Horzler took a different view, rejecting the idea that the incident warranted a sending off.

“For me, this is not a red card,” Horzler said after the match.

“He tried to break free from a personal duel.”