[Albion] Brentford vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[Seagull58]

No penalty. Dunk commits the first foul. Well done to the referee for not feeling obliged. Although it's a shame it had to come against us

Vissa commits the first and third fouls. Dunk commits the second. Should really be a pen.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Live by the niggle in the box, don't get a penalty for a niggle in the box.

 

[Blue3]

Dissapointing for us, but good to see the ref had the balls not to change his decision. All too often they get sucked in by VAR.

Indeed I can’t remember that happening in any other VAR call for the referee to visit the little screen

 

[jordanseagull]

Blue and white tinted glasses!

Is Wissa hugging Dunk (before Dunk shoved him off) not a foul then? Both hands round the waist with no eyes for the ball lol?

 

[Weststander]

Crikey … just seen Baleba’s dive in, in our box, on their counter attack chance. If their player had done the modern thing by going down with a trailing leg, nailed on pen. Naive by both players.

 

[Coxovi]

I actually enjoyed our performance, seems I am in the minority. Baleba really developing well.

 

[The Fits]

Crikey … just seen Baleba’s dive in, in our box, on their counter attack chance. If their player had done the modern thing by going down with a trailing leg, nailed on pen. Naive by both players.

Was wild wasn't it? Absolutely love the kid.

 

[jordanseagull]

But the contact by Wissa is nowhere near enough a foul. The next contact by Dunk is nailed on. Totally correct decision by ref and we'd have been gutted if on the wrong end of that.

Agree not enough by itself, but you have to put Dunk’s reaction into the context of why he was doing it - because Wissa wrapped his hands round Dunk’s waist. You say it’s not enough of a foul, but is it a foul or not?

Pretty clear that Dunk didn’t ‘start it’, whatever one’s views on pen or no.

 

[A1X]

It wasn’t a penalty but it’s bloody typical that the one time the ref goes to the screen and doesn’t give a pen it’s us…

 

[Clive Walker]

Why bother going to the screen?

 

[portslade seagull]

Must be in the minority but thought we looked much better than of late after a good performance at Liverpool. Can see us winning

 

[jcdenton08]

Why bother going to the screen?

Because VAR recommended he did.

 

[Swegulls]

Glad I'm at the Hives gig instead. Hopefully 2nd half we'll have a tick, tick, tick Boom!

How are they doing, still got it or?

 

[zefarelly]

I thought the VAR was for the challenge on Van Hecke. His shirt was grabbed as he jumped so couldn't reach the full height of his jump. Didn't even notice the Dunk drama, just looked like normal penalty box argy bargy.

It shouldn't be normasl stuff, it's all contrary to the rules. Hugging and wrestling is for egg chasing. Having said that, everyone cheats and ius allowed to do so.

How many got over excited and did a little sex wee thinkling Jao Pedro was going to get to stroke one in?

VAR got it spot on.

 

[Seagull58]

I think you're on your own with this one

Dunk definitely did not start it! Vissa grabbed him, Dun pushed him off, Vissa grabbed him again and hauled him down. Should be a pen.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Wissa not watching the ball grabs Dunk. Happens all the time but I would argue Dunk can do what he needs to to get away and actually attempt to play the ball. If the referee sees the Dunk foul it would be interesting to ask him what he thinks Wissa was doing.

 

[Zeberdi]

We need Welbeck on I think - take Lallana off

 

[Weststander]

Is Wissa hugging Dunk (before Dunk shoved him off) not a foul then? Both hands round the waist with no eyes for the ball lol?

They allow those. In the same incident, a player did that to Igor the entire time.

The dumb rationale is always “Well, if they gave penalties for that, there’d be penalties every ten minutes”.

 

[Deadly Danson]

Haven't seen the pen up close (I'm at the game) but if it's so marginal what on earth is VAR doing getting involved? Especially as the idiot on VAR duty for the Chelsea Burnley game couldn't spot that it wasn't a pen and didn't get involved. It's just so inconsistent .

 

[the larks]

I enjoyed that first half. Could have been better, but it wasnt on par with Halifax v York last night !!