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Diego Costa shown first ever Premier League red card after headbutting his opponent as Wolves draw 1-1 at Brentford

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Wolverhampton Wanderers' Diego Costa, right, wins the ball past Brentford's Frank Onyeka, during the English Premier League soccer match between Brentford and Wolverhampton Wanderers, at the Gtech Community Stadium, in London, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. (John Walton/PA via AP)

Ruben Neves' second-half equalizer rescued a 1-1 draw for Wolverhampton at Brentford in an English Premier League game that saw striker Diego Costa sent off for a headbutt on Saturday.

Neves leveled just two minutes after defender Ben Mee gave Brentford the lead in the 50th minute, but Costa once again found a way to steal the headlines with a rash outburst in the final moments.

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