Brentford midfielder Yehor Yarmolyuk was sent off for violent conduct after moving his head towards Liverpool defender Jérémy Jacquet while Liverpool were waiting to take a corner against Brentford. Liverpool were not awarded a penalty because the ball was not in play when the incident happened, and play resumed with the corner.
How the red card was given
Referee John Brooks was sent to the pitch-side monitor by the VAR and then issued Yarmolyuk a straight red card. Brooks announced on the pitch that Yarmolyuk had been sent off for a "headbutt action" and that it would remain a Liverpool corner.
The Premier League Match Centre posted the referee's announcement: "After review, the Brentford No.6 commits a headbutting action. The final decision is a red card."
Why there was no penalty
The Empire of The Kop, citing Sky Sports, said that although the incident happened inside the penalty area, Liverpool did not get a spot kick because play had not restarted at the time.
Match context
Brentford were leading 1-0 at the time of the incident. It was the second VAR intervention of the match after Brooks awarded Liverpool a penalty and then overturned his decision at the pitch-side monitor.
The Empire of The Kop, citing Sky Sports, said the match resumed with the corner kick after a delay of several minutes. Dominik Szoboszlai's return from injury lasted 32 minutes before he was forced off with what appeared to be a recurrence of the issue.