Igor Thiago sent off at Brighton: Brentford host Everton on 23 November
The striker was shown a straight red card after a VAR review in the 2-0 defeat at Brighton, according to Sky Sports. Brentford host Everton on Monday 23 November.
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Igor Thiago was shown a straight red card in Brentford's 2-0 defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League. According to Sky Sports, the referee sent him off after reviewing the incident on VAR for striking Chema in the face. The London side played much of the match with ten men.
Brentford are sixth with 14 points, 16 goals scored and 9 conceded, after three wins, five draws and one defeat in nine matches. Before losing at Brighton they had beaten Nottingham Forest 2-0 at home. Previously they drew 1-1 away at Hull City, lost 1-2 to Liverpool and drew 2-2 at Villa Park.
Three red cards in three matches
Igor Thiago's dismissal is not an isolated case. Sky Sports counts three Brentford red cards in the last three matches, including Yehor Yarmoliuk's against Liverpool, also after a VAR review. Brentford lost that match 1-2. Sky Sports attributes some of the lost points to those dismissals, and the two matches mentioned in which Brentford played with a man fewer both ended in defeat: against Liverpool and at Brighton.
The match at Brighton was also the club's 200th in the Premier League, according to Sky Sports, which describes it as a painful defeat.
What it means for the Everton match
Brentford host Everton on Monday 23 November at 21:00 (Madrid time) at Griffin Park, in Premier League matchday 11. The straight red raises a question over Igor Thiago's availability, and the coaching staff prepare for the fixture with the disciplinary problem still fresh.
The visitors arrive in better form. Everton are seventh with 13 points, one fewer than Brentford, and have won their last two matches: 1-0 against Newcastle United and 3-1 against Coventry City. Before that they lost to Arsenal (2-0) and Chelsea (0-2). With only a point between the sides, playing with ten men again would be a handicap Brentford have already paid for in their last two defeats.
Sources: Sky Sports, Sky Sports (Premier League hits and misses) and BBC Sport.
