Joe Rodon will not be available for Leeds United’s weekend match against Watford since he was dismissed from last night’s game against Hull City for receiving two cautions.
Leeds’ side is looking stronger by the week in terms of squad depth under Daniel Farke, with new signings bedding in and injuries letting up.
A home clash with Watford at the weekend is the third game in six days for the Whites, but their squad depth after relegation has looked much better than their rivals in the division.
Joe Rodon sees red
The first half at the MKM Stadium last night was one controlled by Leeds with the best portion of the chances falling their way, as the Tigers aimed to break with speed through Aaron Connolly and Jaden Philogene
When the home team tried a counterattack, Joe Rodon pressured Philogene, causing the Hull winger to lose his footing and fall to the ground. If anything, Rodon’s body aided Philogene to briefly stand up again.
As a result of a clumsy challenge on Connolly around the hour mark, he received a second yellow and a red card. From that point on, he was, nevertheless, booked for the “challenge” that had him walking a tightrope.
Leeds, can you appeal?
Rodon received two yellow cards, despite the fact that the first wasn’t even a foul, much less a card, therefore Leeds has very little recourse if the judgement is upheld.
Graham Smyth of the YEP provided explanation as to why Leeds cannot reverse the judgement:
Replays show that referee Stephen Martin’s decision to show Rodon his first yellow was indeed harsh, but the FA laws cannot come to Leeds United’s aid in these circumstances because clubs can only submit a claim of wrongful dismissal to a regulatory commission for a straight red card. Similarly, clubs can seek to limit a suspension by claiming clearly excessive punishment, but only in the event of a player being shown a straight red.”
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It’s annoying to know that you can do nothing about suspensions when it’s two bookings, because Rodon shouldn’t have had to worry about being on a caution.
How the referee came to the decision to card him for Philogene just falling over his laughable, but we won’t see any sort of explanation.
Managers aren’t allowed to seriously scrutinise these decisions, so Martin will continue refereeing without punishment for killing that game from our perspective.
We should have been out of sight with two goals in the first half, but when games are on a knife-edge, shocking decisions can often tip the balance.
