‘Strangest straight red card ever seen’ handed to West Brom manager Carlos Corberan after ‘utterly bizarre’ moment

CARLOS CORBERAN sending off against Southampton has been dubbed “utterly bizarre”.

The West Brom manager was shown a straight red card during Friday’s match at the Hawthorns.

Sky SportsCarlos Corberan was sent off after just six minutes against Southampton[/caption]

Sky SportsReferee Sam Allison showed the West Brom boss a straight red card for interfering with play[/caption]

West Brom manager Carlos Corberán is SENT OFF within 6 minutes

A moment of madness as the Baggies boss kicks the ball while it is still in play pic.twitter.com/oPZCkjXBW8

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Referee Sam Allison dismissed the Baggies boss after he was deemed to have touched the ball before it went out of play.

The incident occurred just six minutes into the Championship clash.

Corberan’s moment of madness came as the ball appeared to be rolling out of play along the touchline nearest to the dugouts.

He stepped forward and kicked it towards one of his players to take a quick throw-in, only for the ball to have not yet gone out.

As a result, he was seen as interfering with play by the officials and sent off by Allison.

Reacting on social media, one fan wrote: “One of the strangest red cards I’ve ever seen.”

Another simply dubbed the incident: “Utterly bizarre.”

A third fan was more sympathetic, commenting: “Bit harsh to send him off.”

It soon went from bad to worse for the Baggies against their promotion-chasing opponents.

Just eight minutes later, Ryan Fraser put the Saints in front with his sixth league goal of the season.

Corberan has been in charge of West Brom since October 2022 after replacing Steve Bruce as manager.

After guiding the club to a ninth place finish last season, he currently has his side in the play-off places this term.