Brighton and Nottingham Forest played out a fiery 2-2 draw in which Morgan Gibbs-White, Nuno Espirito Santo and Fabian Hurzeler were all sent off.
The key incident happened with seven minutes remaining with the scores level as Gibbs-White, already on a booking, jumped in with a scissor-like challenge on Joao Pedro that eventually led to a second yellow despite referee Rob Jones initially deeming that Gibbs-White had played the ball.
It drew a furious reaction from both benches that led to both Nuno and Hurzeler also being dismissed.
The game had ebbed and flowed before that with Forest taking an early lead from the penalty spot through Chris Wood after Callum Hudson-Odoi had been fouled. Brighton were flat in the first 45 minutes but somehow found themselves in front at the break after Jack Hinshelwood headed home before Danny Welbeck curled in a sumptuous free-kick – the first successful one of the Premier League season.
Brighton could not put Forest away, though, and substitute Ramon Sosa tapped in for the equaliser after Jota Silva had evaded the Brighton offside trap.
The result means both teams remain unbeaten in the Premier League this season with nine points.
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Chris Wood scored from the spot to give Nottingham Forest the lead
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Brighton’s Jack Hinshelwood scores a powerful header to level
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Danny Welbeck curled home a free-kick to give Brighton the lead before half-time
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Ramon Sosa scored for Nottingham Forest to make it 2-2