Ethan Ampadu had to calm down ‘angry’ Leeds United teammate at full-time after QPR draw

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Frustration was aplenty at Loftus Road for those of a Leeds United persuasion on Saturday lunchtime as The Whites came back to draw against QPR, but failed to secure a win.

Koki Saito opened the scoring before Steve Cook was afforded the space of the penalty area to curl a header into the far corner. But Leeds fought back, scoring goals through Junior Firpo and Jayden Bogle.

A solid point given Leeds’ history against QPR, with Marcelo Bielsa losing three of his five games against the London side and Daniel Farke’s Leeds losing 4-0 in London last season – while also being two down.

Leeds will remain top of the Championship table going into the international break, but Burnley have closed the gap to two points while a win for Sheffield United could see them go level with The Whites.

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Ethan Ampadu was busy at full-time despite not playing for Leeds

Ethan Ampadu was out with the Leeds players before kick-off as per Bryn Law, having travelled with the Leeds squad to London despite not being fit to play. It seems the Leeds skipper was busy at full-time.

According to the Yorkshire Evening Post, unused substitute Mateo Joseph was angered by something not known and it required captain Ampadu to step in and calm him down – who then spoke to Pascak Struijk.

Joseph is renowned for his aggression at this early stage in his career and while it is unknown what made him react, the frustration across the Leeds squad was clear to see with Manor Solomon also frustrated.

Joseph’s frustration may have come from not being brought on

For just the second time this season, Joseph remained an unused sub for Leeds. The other being the 2-0 win over Norwich City at Elland Road in January, with Joseph often coming on for striker Joel Piroe.

But Piroe remained on the pitch for the entie 90 minutes as Farke made just two changes, bringing on Wilfried Gnonto at half-time and then Largie Ramazani towards the end of the game for winger Solomon.

Joseph not playing a single minute is something he has not experienced much this season, featuring in 36 of Leeds’ 38 games and starting 11 of those – coming on as a sub on 25 other occasions throughout.