BRIGHTON star Jan Paul van Hecke was left with blood pouring down his face after catching the studs of his own TEAM-MATE.
The defender was accidentally kicked in the head by Carlos Baleba as the visitors attempted to clear the ball from a West Ham corner.
RexPaul van Hecke was left with blood pouring down his face during Brighton v West Ham[/caption]
ReutersBlood pumped from a nasty gash on his forehead[/caption]
GettyThe accidental collision left the Dutchman needing treatment from the Brighton medical staff[/caption]
Carlos Baleba caught his own team-mate as they attempted to clear the ball in the first-half
GettyWest Ham defender Konstantinos Mavropanos was booked for a high boot after the incident[/caption]
GettyHis head was wrapped before half-time[/caption]
But referee Rob Jones got it wrong and booked West Ham defender Konstantinos Mavropanos for a high boot.
Jones stopped play after Van Hecke got a kick to the temple in the 36th minute.
Blood pumped from a nasty gash on his forehead as Mavropanos contested his yellow card.
The accidental collision left the Dutchman on his back and needing treatment from the Brighton medical staff.
It came after midfielder Baleba stuck a high leg up to clear the Hammers’ left-swinging corner.
But the Cameroonian’s right leg struck Van Hecke, who was attempting to head the ball clear.
The Dutchman was forced to change his shirt due to the amount of blood splashed over it.
West Ham replaced Mavropanos with Jean-Clair Todibo at half-time.
Van Hecke meanwhile returned after the break and celebrated Mats Wieffer’s deadlock-breaking goal which put Brighton 1-0 up.
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Fans were quick to call out Mavropanos’ booking.
One wrote: “Can you please explain how the yellow on Mavropanos is booked when Van Hecke clearly gets kicked in the face by Baleba?”
While another said: “These officials are clueless. He’s given Mavropanos a yellow card.”
A third added: “That’s such poor officiating.”
It comes days after Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was left bloodied and bruised after suffering a horrendous facial injury during a crunch clash with Monaco.
Ivory Coast international Wilfried Singo caught Donnarumma’s face – studs first – with his right foot on Wednesday.
The Italian required lengthy treatment with a huge gash pouring blood down his face.
According to French outlet RMC Sport, he later needed 10 staples to treat the deep cuts on his right cheek.
PAVan Hecke came out for the second half as Brighton went 1-0 up early into the second-half[/caption]
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