Referee Peter Bankes accused of ‘bottling’ sending Cheick Doucoure off at Brighton just after Crystal Palace star’s major troubles

Cheick Doucoure avoided one particular of the ‘most apparent bookings’ as he escaped staying sent off in Crystal Palace’s vacation to Brighton.

The Seagulls ran out 1- winners with a aim versus the run of participate in many thanks to Solly March – who alternatively spookily scored in the 15th minute on March 15 – just after Crystal Palace missed 3 apparent-lower prospects in the opening quarter of an hour.

Irrespective of the questions about the fixture remaining a genuine derby, the rivalry was undoubtedly rearing its head in the opening 45 minutes at the AMEX.

Defender Joel Veltman endured a tasty fight with Palace winger Wilfried Zaha during, with the Seagulls gentleman being forced to continue to keep tissue up his nose right after the two had tussled for possession.

But it was the instant amongst Veltman and a different Palace star that left talkSPORT 2’s commentators reporting live from the AMEX incensed as the Eagles guy place in multiple hefty tackles.

Doucoure earnt himself a yellow card from referee Peter Bankes in the 22nd minute as he caught a leg out to cease Veltman skipping past him.

And just as the sport edged toward the crack, Brighton followers were being still left furious as the referee failed to punish the Palace man for yet another foul, this time on Moises Caicedo five-yards outdoors the penalty place.

“That is a yellow card, no query about it,” talkSPORT’s Alex Criminal stated as he viewed the replay of the incident, “The referee has bottled that.”

“It’s additional of a yellow card than the yellow card he acquired!” co-commentator and former England player Alvin Martin agreed.

Criminal then ongoing: “You just are unable to make clear that decision if you’re Peter Bankes! You will not see a extra noticeable booking than that one particular. One particular additional deal with and he’s off. On a Sunday morning that is a yellow card.”

Then, substantially to the commentators’ shock, Doucoure prevented a scheduling after again as he lunged in on Veltman from behind and producing the Brighton bench to bounce up in anger.

“He’s a pretty fortuitous participant,” Martin continued right after the 50 percent-time whistle as Doucoure headed down the tunnel.

“He [Bankes] built a person conclusion to get a yellow out and that places him under force. Any difficulties much more significant than that and he has to get the yellow out.

“The next obstacle was worse than the to start with a person! I’ll be pretty shocked if Doucoure will come out for the second 50 %.”

And Palace manager Patrick Vieira was obviously anxious that his midfielder would see pink, as he hooked the midfielder off at half-time for Eberechi Eze.

The result sees Brighton go degree on factors with sixth-put Liverpool, even though 12th-put Palace are just three details previously mentioned the relegation zone.