Premier League panel again backs Daniel Farke over Gabriel Gudmundsson dismissal | OneFootball

Leeds United should not have faced Brentford without Gabriel Gudmundsson. The Premier League’s Key Match Incidents panel unanimously judged his dismissal incorrect, according to the BBC.

It is the second such error ruling for Leeds in a fortnight. Earlier in March the panel reviewed the failure to award a penalty for Luke O’Nien’s challenge on Pascal Struijk at Elland Road in a 1-0 defeat by Sunderland.

Gudmundsson was sent off at Selhurst Park for a second bookable offence after a challenge on Ismaila Sarr. Daniel Farke insisted post-match that it did not warrant a caution. Referee Thomas Bramall initially appeared to forget the earlier booking and produced the red only after being reminded.

The panel is said to have found minimal contact and assessed the tackle as careless rather than clearly reckless. Reduced to 10 men, Leeds defended for most of the second half and secured a 0-0 draw.

Suspended for the next game, Gudmundsson’s absence blunted Leeds down the left in the 0-0 stalemate with Brentford.

VAR cannot currently review second yellow cards, but from next season VAR will be able to ask referees to revisit clearly wrong second bookings.

Source: yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk