Inside Elland Road: Team goal and bravery
Leeds United will be without a key player for Sunday's Premier League meeting with Man Utd at Elland Road.
Leeds United captain Ethan Ampadu will miss Sunday’s Premier League meeting with Manchester United through suspension after being booked at Liverpool.
Referee Chris Kavanagh booked the Leeds captain midway through the second-half for an alleged deliberate handball just outside his own box, following a save from Lucas Perri. Replays showed the ball hit Ampadu’s shirt sleeve, which is usually not deemed handball.
Ampadu protested the decision but that booking means he will be forced to sit out Sunday’s meeting with Manchester United. FA disciplinary rules state any player who accumulates five yellow cards before the end of gameweek 19 will serve a one-game suspension.
Thursday’s trip to Liverpool was Leeds’ 19th game of the season and full-time at Anfield signalled the cut-off point, with the threshold then increasing to 10 cautions for a two-game ban. It means Ampadu is within the initial threshold and will therefore miss Sunday’s Elland Road clash.
Jayden Bogle has also been on four yellow cards for a number of weeks but the right-back did not start at Anfield on Thursday, with James Justin replacing him in the starting-XI. The defender will therefore be eligible to face Manchester United on Sunday and is no longer at risk of a five-booking ban.
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