Diego Costa: Former Chelsea Striker Shown Straight Red Card in Wolves Stalemate

• Wolves striker Diego Costa was sent off after he headbutted Brentford's defender Ben Mee at the Community Stadium
• The tall striker clattered into Mee deep into stoppage time as Wolves chased for a late winner
• Costa is not new to controversy, but surprisingly, this is the first red card of his Premier League career

Diego Costa revived memories of his bullish nature after he was sent off for head-butting an opponent during Wolverhampton's game against Brentford on October 29th.

Costa, a former striker at Chelsea, is known for his abrasive nature and it has taken him less than five games in a Wolves shirt to get his first dismissal.

Centre referee Robert Madley gave Costa the red card deep into stoppage time after getting help from the Video Assistant Referee. The Brazilian-born Spanish striker fouled Ben Mee.

Wolves drew 1-1 with Brentford to remain in the relegation places after 13 games. It was a game marked by brilliant strikes, with Ben Mee opening the scoring with an acrobatic finish.

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But the host's lead did not last long as Ruben Neves responded a few seconds later with his trademark out-of-the-box shots.

The point took Wolves' tally to 10 points, while Brentford are up to 15 points in 11th place.

Costa is yet to score since he returned to the Premier League last month. He was snapped up on a free transfer after Wolves lost out striker Raul Jimenez and Sasa Kalajdzic on long-term injuries.

Costa pulled off a Zinedine Zidane

His foul reminded fans of the infamous Zinedine Zidane headbutt. Sports Brief has previously reported that the France legend had for the first time, talked about the incident that rocked his last-ever appearance as a professional footballer.

Zidane ended his glorious career in sour fashion during the 2006 World Cup final after he was red-carded for headbutting Marco Materazzi.

France were playing Italy in the final that was held in Berlin, Germany. Les Bleus were hoping to reclaim the title that they won in 1998 and they started the game emphatically.