Brentford vs Brighton: Managers Almost Come to Blows During Premier League Clash

• Brentford manager Thomas Frank was involved in an interesting scuffle with Brighton boss Robert Di Zerbi on Friday
• The two managers got in each others’ faces as tempers threatened to spill over during the Premier League clash
• Brentford emerged 2-0 winners thanks to a brace by Ivan Toney

Brighton boss Robert Di Zerbi nearly came to blows with Brentford manager Thomas Frank in a fierce touchline row on Friday, October 15.

The incident took place as Brighton were chasing an equalizer, with Brentford taking the lead through Ivan Toney in the first half.

It all threatened to spill over when Brentford appeared to be engaging in some form of gamesmanship to run the clock down.

The Seagulls were understandably keen on getting play going quickly, but were irritated by Brentford’s antics.

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Thomas Frank in particular also showed hints of gamesmanship when the ball rolled into his technical area.

The Brentford boss appeared to stand the way of Brighton player Joel Veltman as he tried to reach for the ball to get the game going once again.

Veltman however seemed focused on the game and did not pay too much attention when Thomas Frank shoved him from behind, but Di Zerbi was not so forgiving.

The Brighton boss quickly went out of his technical area, invading Frank’s space but the Bees manager stood his ground.

As expected, both factions including substitutes and coaches rushed to the scene to try and quell the situation while others were simply showing support to their respective managers.

Thomas Frank was the calmer one on the situation, although he displayed hints of some passive aggression.

In the end, it was the Brentford boss who had the last laugh as the home team doubled their lead with Ivan Toney securing his brace from the penalty spot.