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‘Agenda is back’ – Plenty of Leeds United fans react to Phil Hay observation on flashpoint in Newcastle draw

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Plenty of Leeds United fan have been expressing their frustration at their side not being awarded a penalty in Friday night’s 1-1 draw with Newcastle.

Marcelo Bielsa’s side continue to search for their first league win of the season, although things could have been different had Mike Dean pointed to the spot mid-way through the first half.

With Leeds leading 1-0 thanks to Raphinha’s 13th minute cross-turned-shot, it looked as though they would get the chance to double their lead shortly after.

Cutting into the Newcastle area, Dan James was brought down by the loose leg of Joe Willock, with the Newcastle man getting nowhere near the ball.

However, referee Mike Dean showed no interest in pointing to the spot, while VAR opted not to intervene, although pundits Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville – covering the game for Sky – both expressed their surprise that a spot kick was not awarded.

It was a similar sentiment from The Athletic’s Phil Hay as he took to Twitter to give his thoughts on the incident, describing it as a “very strong shout for a penalty”.

Responding to those comments, plenty of Leeds fans not surprisingly were in agreement, and here, we take a look at what some of them had to say.

It is hard to blame those of a Leeds persuasion for being frustrated about missing out on a penalty here.

There is no doubt James is inside the area, and that there is contact on him but not the ball from Willock, so it is hard to see how VAR does not get involved in the decision making at the very least.

Had Leeds been given a penalty and scored, then a 2-0 advantage in front of such an unhappy Newcastle crowd would surely have set them on their way to a first league win of the season.

With that in mind, Leeds will no doubt be hoping that those two points dropped, do not prove to be a major factor in the table come the end of the season.

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UCLan Sports Journalism graduate. Have been working for Leeds All Over since summer 2020, and can only be found writing on Football League World.