MIGUEL BRITOS left his Watford team-mates to scrap for a hard-earned point against Brighton after he was sent off for a horror tackle.
It was hard to have much sympathy for him as he appealed the decision as this was his third red card in his last 11 Premier League home games. The Uruguyan defender slammed into Anthony Knockaert, who had looked increasingly dangerous on the right flank, with a horrendous studs-up and possible challenge on the 24th minute.
Referee Graham Scott had no hesitation in brandishing a red card immediately despite Britos pleading for leniency.
With the scoreline 0-0 Hornets boss Marco Silva, whose team had been unbeaten in their opening two Premier League matches, was forced to replace Nordin Amrabat with Craig Cathcart.
Cathcart then got injured just after the re-start forcing more changes with Andre Carill, on loan from Benfica, drafted off the bench for his Hornets debut.
It was Watford who had started the brightest with Nathaniel Chalobah, called up by England manager Gareth Southgate in the week, having a header cleared off the line by Lewis Dunk on the eighth minute after Markus Suttner brought down Amrabat. The lively Knockaert hit the post on the 15th minute as Brighton went in search of their first point since being promoted to the Premier League.
He was jeered thoughout by the Watford fans having had his penalty saved in the dramatic last-gasp play off-semi final victory against Leicester in 2013 which saw the Hornets reach Wembley.
From The Sun
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