Daniel Farke will hate what Premier League have announced for Leeds vs West Ham after ‘absolutely ridiculous’ incident
Leeds United are preparing for a potential relegation six-pointer against West Ham.
Leeds lost to Burnley last time out, as Daniel Farke’s side lost to a rival at the bottom end of the Premier League.
Jayden Bogle missed a clear chance against Burnley, summing up the Whites’ performance and bad fortune at Turf Moor.
The Elland Road club will be hopeful of turning things around as Leeds look set to welcome West Ham after their back-to-back defeats under Nuno Espirito Santo.
The match officials have been appointed for the clash in LS11, and Farke is unlikely to be impressed by the referee elected in Yorkshire.
Daniel Farke sent off by Stuart Attwell last season
With the Hammers sitting in 19th, there is no shortage of pressure riding on a clash for both sides in the Premier League next time around.
Both outfits will be keen to secure a win as Leeds and West Ham face the threat of relegation.
Some luck is likely to be involved at Elland Road, with decisions needing to go the way of the Whites to give them as much advantage as possible.
The Whites will look to referee Stuart Attwell for that after the Premier League confirmed his appointment as the match official on 20 October.
He will be joined by assistants Constantine Hatzidakis and Marc Perry, with David Webb as the fourth official.
This quartet at Elland Road will be watched over by VAR Craig Pawson and his assistant, Adrian Holmes, at Stockley Park.
Having Attwell in as referee may not go down well with Farke after what went down last campaign.
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Robbie Savage fumed at Attwell verdict in Leeds United vs Sunderland
Last season, Leeds faced off against Sunderland with both sides in the running to earn promotion to the Premier League.
Pascal Struijk scored a 95th-minute winner at Elland Road to help secure a crucial 2-1 win on the way to securing the Championship title.
The atmosphere in LS11 was electric, and it gripped Farke on the sidelines as he joined his players to celebrate the winning goal.
Attwell gave the German a second yellow card for his actions, following the rules to the letter, but came under heavy fire for the decision.
Former midfielder Robbie Savage was left raging and, at the time, spoke out against the decision in his column for the Daily Mirror.
He said: “I loved the passion of Farke’s celebration after Pascal Struijk’s 95th-minute winner against promotion rivals Sunderland.
“It is absolutely ridiculous that he will serve a touchline ban at Monday night’s top-of-the-table clash with Sheffield United because referee Stuart Attwell saw fit to show him a yellow card for encroaching on the pitch to celebrate.
“What a nonsense.”
The wider football world was in complete agreement with the ex-Birmingham City man and it could lead to a frosty atmosphere when Attwell and Farke meet again in Yorkshire.
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