Ex-PGMOL chief claims Leeds participant was fortunate to not get sent-off vs. Sunderland

Joe Rodon of Leeds United seems dejected after the Hull Metropolis third aim in the course of the Sky Wager Championship match between Hull Metropolis AFC and Leeds United FC at MKM Stadium on January 04, 2025 in Hull, England. (Photograph by George Wooden/Getty Photos)

The mouth-watering top-of-the-table conflict between Leeds and Sunderland offered all the drama anticipated however Joe Rodon was fortunate to remain on the pitch in line with ex-PGMOL chief, Keith Hackett.

Leeds had been behind within the recreation with quarter-hour to play, however a Pascal Struijk double – the second coming within the ninety fifth minute – turned the match on its head handy Daniel Farke’s facet a much-needed three factors and ship them again to the Championship summit.

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Farke has accomplished a superb job this season and is already making ready for all times within the Premier League with Leeds taking a look at Gustavo Hamer from Sheffield United.

Joe Rodon of Leeds United holds off Enzo Le Payment of Sunderland in the course of the Sky Wager Championship match at Elland Street on February 17, 2025 in Leeds, England. (Photograph by Gareth Copley/Getty Photos)

Leeds do have some fixture congestion to fret about, which may stymie their development again into the English top-flight, although if the all whites proceed to dig in and grind out outcomes as they did on Monday night time, fixture congestion could possibly be absorbed with relative ease.

The membership do want to make sure that as we wind all the way down to the enterprise finish of the season that every one of their gamers are in the fitting head area, as Farke can ailing do with out suspensions to key gamers.

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Joe Rodon was clearly the recipient of some beneficial refereeing in opposition to Sunderland too it appears.

“Rodon can rely himself fortunate having pushed his opponent after which come into face to face contact with one other Sunderland participant,” Keith Hackett stated to MOT Leeds Information.

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“With some head motion, he may simply have been taking that lengthy stroll off the sector of play.

“It’s fortunate for him that Stuart Attwell determined there was no power within the head motion, which is what I might counsel is what saved him.”

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Within the chilly mild of day, Rodon could remorse his actions, and it wouldn’t be a shock when Farke opinions the sport that he doesn’t pull his participant to at least one facet and remind him of his tasks.