Dean Ashton was “very, very surprised” that Leeds United were not awarded a penalty in their 1-0 defeat to Burnley on September 14.

Joe Worrall took Manor Solomon out from behind in the first half, but he was able to get a touch on the ball after kicking the winger’s leg to the side.

Hannibal Mejbri didn’t help matters much either, as he rammed his head into the Israel international and received a yellow card to divert attention away.

On talkSPORT 2 (September 14), Ashton argued that the Whites should have received a penalty for their challenge.

“It should’ve been [a penalty] because nowadays you certainly can’t go through the back of a player to get the ball and that’s exactly what Worrall did against Solomon,” he told me.

“He kicked the back of his calf away and then got a touch on the ball, to me it was a really clear penalty, very very surprised that the officials and the referee didn’t give it.”

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Leeds were strong throughout, but the outcome did not reflect that.

Although the Whites only fell 1-0 due to Mateo Joseph’s poor finishing, the West Yorkshire team cannot afford to repeat again.

It was Leeds’ first genuine test at home after opening the season with games against newly promoted Portsmouth and struggling Hull.

While both of these are still strong Championship teams, the fact that their first meeting with a relegated team comes after they had lost their winning streak raises some concerns.