It has been confirmed that Leeds United forward Joe Rodon will be unavailable for this weekend’s match against Watford, following his dismissal from Wednesday’s match against Hull City due to a pair of yellow cards. Despite this, Daniel Farke’s side have been able to maintain a positive start to the Championship season, with just one loss in seven matches. However, they would be in a stronger position if they had achieved more wins, such as their midweek draw against Hull City, in which they were held to a draw due to Joe Rodon’s red card.

Why was Rodon sent off?

Rodon’s impressive first-half display at Hull City was brought to an abrupt halt by two yellow cards, and whilst he can’t fault himself for the second booking which resulted in his dismissal, the first booking was perplexing.

In the first half, Philogene lost his balance as he tried to run into the box for the home side and tumbled into Rodon, who was recovering. Philogene did not receive a challenge from the Welsh centre-back but referee Stephen Martin judged it to be a professional foul and gave him a booking.

What’s the latest?

It was pretty much what you’d expect from Leeds fans, totally baffled by the referee’s decision to give him a yellow card for just being there as Philogene went down in bits and pieces – if anything, Rodon’s presence helped them stay awake for a while.

Amongst those sharing their opinions online was Rodon’s mother, Keri, as she said this: