Russell Martin issues angry response to Brighton boss after furious on-pitch row

Southampton brag Russell Martin clashed with his Brighton counterpart Fabian Hurzeler aft the full-time whistle blew successful their 1-1 gully successful the Premier League connected Friday night

Russell Martin and Fabian Hurzeler clashed connected and disconnected the transportation aft a bad-tempered stalemate wherever Saints were denied a precocious victor by VAR.

Brighton sneaked up to 2nd spot successful the Premier League portion Southampton got a archetypal distant constituent of the season. But some managers were booked connected the touchlines earlier a controversial - and lengthy - VAR telephone ruled retired Cameron Archer’s 67th-minute strike.

And the Scot and the German squared up astatine the last whistle and continued their quarrel connected the pitch.

Hurzeler said: “For maine it is important to person respect. You person to inquire him. It is important to respect each different and however you speech to each different connected the sideline. That is however I got educated.”

Martin replied: "The manager decided to accidental thing astir respect. I've ne'er seen an absorption manager effort to get arsenic galore players booked arsenic that. Respect is reciprocal and mutual.”

Albion took the pb aft 29 minutes erstwhile Tariq Lamptey’s transverse was allowed to bounce successful the Saints brag and Kaoru Mitoma headed location past Saints' fourth-choice goalkeeper Joe Lumley.

The visitors equalised aft 59 minutes erstwhile Adam Armstrong had 2 shots blocked successful a goalmouth melee earlier Downes lashed location the escaped shot for his archetypal Premier League goal.

But the large taking constituent came aft 67 minutes erstwhile Archer finished a good Saints determination - started by the fantabulous Tyler Dibling - but VAR ruled Armstrong was offside and interfering with play.

Martin said: “It was a bully goal. We were told it affects Bart Verbruggen quality and if Adam's tally moved Verbruggen from his presumption past I would recognize the decision, but helium hasn't moved. I cannot spot however it has affected the goalkeeper.

"This is the constituent with VAR, I would alternatively the feline marque a mistake connected the transportation and we go: ‘No problem’. The on-field determination carries weight. I americium frustrated, but I americium truly arrogant of my players."

Albion sub Simon Adingra deed the station successful the 10th infinitesimal of wounded clip The constituent inactive saw Fabian Hurzeler’s broadside ascent a constituent supra Arsenal and Chelsea - and up of Manchester City connected their head-to-head grounds to go Liverpool’s closest challengers going into the weekend.

Hurzeler said: We lone deserved a draw. We should absorption connected performances and not results. And this wasn’t our champion performance.”

Brighton midfielder Matt O'Riley added: "Not great. Points dropped. We had a batch of chances, particularly successful the archetypal half, but we weren't ruthless enough. Maybe a deficiency of intensity, a spot sloppy connected the ball, atrocious determination making, it conscionable wasn't truly bully enough. If you don't enactment hard capable you're ne'er going to win.”

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