Leeds United fought back against QPR in a 2-2 draw but have dropped vital points in the promotion race.
Daniel Farke will be happy his Leeds side came back to grab a point at Loftus Road but the German will surely be more frustrated by the performance from the Whites.
It’s now one win in four for Leeds, who have seen their pursuit of Premier League promotion slip recently.
With Sheffield United being able to capitalise on this, Chris Wilder’s mind games have returned, and this might be weighing heavily on Farke’s mind.
Leeds performed much better as the game went on, but there might have been a major error made that Mike Dean spotted.
Mike Dean’s verdict on possible error in QPR vs Leeds United
Leeds made things difficult again as their poor record at Loftus Road continues, and Farke’s strong record against QPR takes a hit.
The Whites boss might have a strong record, but Leeds certainly don’t, as the draw in West London makes it five games without a win at QPR.
Farke might be counting themselves lucky with a draw, avoiding five straight defeats in a row when visiting QPR, as a potential error Dean spotted may leave the R’s feeling hard done by.
With Leeds 2-0 down, the Whites fought back after Manor Solomon fizzed a ball across for Junior Firpo to deflect home, which later turned out to take a nick of defender Morgan Fox for an own goal.
However, there was uproar from QPR’s side of things as it looked like Jayden Bogle was involved from an offside position, who eventually scored the equalising goal for Leeds.
Clinton Morrison, who spoke on Sky Sports’ Soccer Saturday, said the QPR players were ‘going mad’, as former referee Dean gave his trusted verdict.
Dean, speaking on Soccer Saturday, denied any fault, saying: “He goes to play the ball, but he doesn’t touch it.
“Correct decision and it is a goal.”
Leeds hand Sheffield United and Wilder a huge opportunity
The pattern continues of poor performances in recent weeks from Farke’s side, as Leeds’ gap at the top now sits at three points.
It was a dreadful first 30 minutes from Leeds, who did show spirit in fighting back, but from then on out, it seemed a draw was the only outcome.
Sheffield United face arch-rivals Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday at Hillsborough, and they can remarkably level points with the Whites, and luckily for Leeds’ their superior goal difference will keep them top no matter the result.
Wilder boasted about Sheffield’s away record, suggesting that it will be an easy day’s work for the Blades, which could make things very interesting with eight games left of the season.
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