Costa apologises after seeing red for headbutt

Diego Costa apologised for the headbutt which got him sent off in stoppage time of Wolves' 1-1 draw at Brentford.

The veteran striker was shown a straight red card by referee Bobby Madley after VAR spotted him clash with Bees defender Ben Mee on the edge of the area.

Costa will now serve a three-match ban, meaning he will not feature again for struggling Wolves until after the World Cup.

Caretaker boss Steve Davis said: "I haven't watched it back yet, but obviously the ref went over and decided it's a red card.

"He's apologised. When emotions are high it is difficult to discuss things, but we'll have a conversation with him next week.

"It will open up doors for other players or maybe we will play in a different way."

Mee had given the Bees the lead with an acrobatic strike from a corner five minutes into the second half.

But Wolves hit back just 110 seconds later when Ruben Neves scored a cracker from 20 yards.

"I think a point was fair, both teams wanted to win the game and it was quite equally balanced," added Davis.

"I'm disappointed with the way we conceded the goal, we need to do better on those situations. Those are things we need to look at.

"Ruben's was a great finish and we've seen him do that many times. You know where it's going to go."