Leeds United suffer blow ahead of Newcastle United game
Published 15th Sep 2021, 10:15 GMT
Updated 15th Sep 2021, 10:22 GMT
Leeds United have lost their appeal over Pascal Struijk’s dismissal ahead of their visit to St James’s Park.
The defender was sent off for a challenge which left Liverpool’s Harvey Elliot with a dislocated ankle in Sunday’s 3-0 defeat to Liverpool.
Struijk’s club had appealed the card, and his three-game ban, but the challenge has been dismissed.
Speaking after the game, Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa said: "I'm totally sure there was no bad intention.
"Obviously, there was some imprudence or an excess of power.”