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Revenge is a dish best served cold, under falling January ice, with a side of late tackles, on a bed of crushed time-wasting. There was no love lost between Leeds United and Preston North End at Elland Road on Sunday, that much was clear as the home dugout exploded all over the pitch in the 94th minute.
For the past 26 days, the Whites have been left stewing over events at Deepdale on Boxing Day. Other matches and focuses have come and gone, but the underlying injustice of that Preston loss has simmered beneath the surface. Illan Meslier was wrong to give Preston the reaction they wanted, but the drama of that moment, the gamesmanship employed to get the goalkeeper sent off, stuck in United’s craw. After Sunday’s win at Elland Road, Farke even hinted there may have been some frustration with the home celebrations of Boxing Day too.
It was a motivating factor in training this week, not the only factor, but a motivation. Jaidon Anthony’s unfathomably tragic week only added an extra layer of emotion to proceedings in West Yorkshire. There was needle and it was never far from the surface nor shackled by referee David Webb. This was a weak performance from the man in the middle and one which never drew a line in the sand or got a handle on what was and was not going to be allowed. Ten yellow cards said it all.
Ali McCann’s shoulder charge into Daniel James’s armpit set a tone. Crysencio Summerville was barely given any protection all afternoon and was cautioned after sticking one on Jordan Storey 30 seconds after having his own appeals waved away.
