The Premier League's Key Match Incidents Panel have issued their ruling
James Smailes
15:21, 26 Mar 2026
Gabriel Gudmundsson is - eventually - sent off
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Gabriel Gudmundsson is - eventually - sent off(Image: Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
It will not make Leeds United head coach Daniel Farke feel any better about the situation, but his assessment of Gabriel Gudmundsson's recent red card has been proven accurate. Gudmundsson was shown a second yellow card and sent off in the goalless draw at Crystal Palace, following a foul on Ismaila Sarr on the stroke of half-time.
Farke made it clear in his post-match press conference that he felt his player and the team had been harshly treated, with referee Thomas Bramall looking like he had initially forgot he had already booked Gudmundsson, before having to then hand him a second yellow card and subsequent red card.
"Everyone in the stadium can see (that it was the wrong decision)," Farke said after the game at Palace. "It was doubtful if it was even a foul. For me, it was a clear mistake."
Now, the Premier League's Key Match Incidents Panel have ruled with a unanimous decision that Gudmundsson should not have been sent off for the challenge on Saar.
The KMI Panel said that there was "minimal contact" and "the challenge was careless and not clearly reckless", as reported by the BBC.
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As things currently stand VAR cannot interfere on decisions to award a second yellow card, although this rule is set to change next season, with scope to rescind clearly wrong second bookings.
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