“I think the referee gets this decision spot on, as it is one which could’ve easily been portrayed as being a red card,” Foy told Sky Sports, referring to the incident in which Harness
raised his boot to the head of Brenden Aaronson as the Leeds player contested a high ball in the middle of the park. Davies, the match official, declared the offence worthy of a
yellow card, but some members of the away crowd and fans on social media thought the Derby midfielder should have been sent off for dangerous play.
Foy also drew attention to Harness’ foot position upon connecting with Aaronson close to the halfway line, during the 32nd minute of the match.
“It is undoubtedly a bookable offence, but the fact he catches his opponent with the top of the foot and not the studs and this is a genuine attempt to win the ball, is enough to
suggest it is not quite worthy of a straight red. The referee gets a good view of this and correctly cautions him for a reckless challenge,” he added.
Leeds were on the receiving end of a contentious refereeing decision earlier in December away to Preston North End when Ben Whiteman’s tackle on Jayden Bogle was deemed
worthy of a free-kick but not a yellow card, despite contesting the challenge at speed and connecting high on the Leeds man’s ankle.
It was speculated at the time, the match officials chose not to show a yellow card to the Lilywhites’ midfielder because Whiteman had been cautioned only minutes earlier and a
second yellow would have required a red card to be shown.
This time, Leeds did not benefit from a favorable refereeing decision that reduced their opponents to ten men during the match against Derby.
Leeds has only had 40 bookings from the first 26 games of the season, which is the second-lowest number in the division, and has not been issued a red card. Conversely, teams
that have faced Leeds have received three red cards and fifty-one yellow cards, including two straight red offenses.
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