Brighton forward Joao Pedro avoided a red card despite appearing to attempt to elbow Brentford's Yegor Yarmolyuk in the head.

Brighton forward Joao Pedro should have been shown a red card after swinging an elbow near Brentford midfielder Yehor Yarmoliuk, according to the visitors’ manager Thomas Frank.

Brightons Joao Pedro escaped a red card for an attempted elbow on Yehor Yarmolyuk during the Seagulls 0-0 draw with Brentford at the Amex on Friday evening; Thomas Frank and Fabian Hurzeler disagreed

Joao Pedro avoided a red card and a suspension after attempting to elbow Yehor Yarmolyuk during Brighton’s goalless draw with Brentford on Friday night. The incident occurred in the second half when the Brighton forward attempted to race clear of Yarmolyuk,

Brighton frontman Joao Pedro dodged a red card after throwing back an elbow with the decision diving opinion as Thomas Frank and Fabian Hurzeler saw things very differently

Joao Pedro avoided a red card despite swinging an elbow in Brighton's 0-0 draw with Brentford, but was he lucky to do so?

The Premier League has released a statement revealing why Joao Pedro managed to avoid a red card after a moment of madness during Brighton 0-0 Brentford. The two sides met in a Premier League clash on Friday night, but neither managed to break the deadlock and the spoils were ultimately shared.