Leeds United substitute confusion and Daniel Farke anger in moments missed
Leeds United retained their place at the top of the Championship thanks to a 3-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday.
Manor Solomon got the hosts off to the best start inside three minutes when he kept his cool to round opposition goalkeeper James Beadle and fire into the net between two defenders. The second did not come until the 86th-minute, despite United's general domination of the play.
Substitute Largie Ramazani fired home his second goal in as many matches late on before Ao Tanaka's deft back-heel flick rounded off what turned out to be a positive afternoon for Daniel Farke. Here are three things supporters may have missed.
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Farke frustrated
Farke was left irked by some of the decisions made by referee David Webb throughout the match and at one point had his head in his hands. Some challenges were allowed to slide while some were penalised, and often against United in the first half.
Farke, usually a serene character on the sidelines, was seen having several chats with fourth official Tom Nield over some non-decisions. He was left with his arms outstretched at times, including when a Wednesday attacker seemed to have clearly handled the ball while in a dangerous areas.
Farke was left shaking his head, the manager more animated than usual in the first half regarding some referee calls. He knows it's the margins that will decide United's fate this season.
Substitute confusion
In the second half, Leeds had five players warming up as the final 10 minutes of the game approached. All five were warming up by the corner flag when one of Farke's backroom staff beckoned two players over.
For a good 30 seconds all of the players were trying to figure out which players were being pointed to before finally it was made out that Willy Gnonto and Ramazani were to come on. The decision to bring the latter on certainly paid dividends in the end.
One of those in the substitutes mix, Josuha Guilavogui, ended up coming on the shore-up shop before the third goal.
Owner in the house
The much-maligned Sheffield Wednesday owner, Dejphon Chansiri, was in attendance for the match. The Thai businessman is not a popular figure at Hillsborough with his unorthodox ways of operating.
Just days ago, in a five-hour car-crash fans forum, it emerged that Chansiri and head coach Danny Röhl has not spoken since December.
As the players were emerging from the tunnel on Sunday, the away support held up yellow anti-Chansiri leaflets in protest. It's likely he would have spotted the cards if he had taken his seat in time - they were hard to miss.