Pascal Struijk: Brighton defender's red card given after VAR intervention overturned

Pascal Struijk was shown a red card by referee Thomas Bramall after 57 minutes of Brighton's victory at Sunderland

The red card controversially shown to Brighton defender Pascal Struijk at Sunderland after an intervention by the video assistant referee (VAR) has been overturned.

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.

The decision, which was greeted with disbelief from the Brighton players, has now been reversed following a successful claim of wrongful dismissal.

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.

Despite the red card, Brighton went on to win the match 2-0 and continue their strong start to the season.

If Struijk had been sent off by referee Bramall it would have been a poor decision. That it came via a VAR intervention is much worse.

Last season, for instance, there were three - for Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai, Crystal Palace's Maxence Lacroix and Bournemouth's Marcos Senesi (though this was wrongly rejected at the monitor).

With such a high bar on VAR in the Premier League, Bramall should not have been sent to the monitor.

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