Leeds United receive second Premier League panel backing for Daniel Farke over Gudmundsson red | OneFootball

Leeds United should not have had to face Brentford without Gabriel Gudmundsson, after a Premier League officiating panel ruled his dismissal at Selhurst Park was wrong.

BBC reports that the Premier League’s Key Match Incidents panel unanimously found the second booking, for a challenge on Ismaila Sarr, should not have been shown, judging minimal contact and a careless, not clearly reckless, action.

Referee Thomas Bramall had already cautioned Gudmundsson in the first half, appeared to forget, then produced the red after being reminded. Daniel Farke insisted afterwards the tackle did not merit a yellow. Leeds played almost the entire second half with 10 men and earned a 0-0 draw.

Without Gudmundsson, they struggled to create down the left in their next outing at Brentford, which finished 0-0.

It is the second time in a fortnight the panel has ruled against decisions affecting Leeds. Earlier in March it judged the decision to deny a penalty for Luke O’Nien’s challenge on Pascal Struijk in the 1-0 defeat by Sunderland to be an error.

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

Source: yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk