The Leicester City squad surrounded referee Benjamin Speedie after Daka was hauled down by Jordan Storey, with advantage played and Oliver Skipp running through
Daniel Iversen denies Oliver Skipp moments after Patson Daka is fouled during Leicester City’s 2-2 draw with Preston(Image: Michael Regan/Getty Images)
Leicester City did not get the chance to play against 10 men during their 2-2 draw with Preston because of the advantage played to Oliver Skipp.
City players and fans appealed strongly for a red card for North End defender Jordan Storey when he bundled over Patson Daka as the striker threatened to latch on to Ricardo Pereira’s through ball and race in for a one-on-one.
With no covering defenders, it had seemed like the denial of an obvious goal-scoring opportunity, one that should be punished by a red card.
But with Storey tumbling over Daka, the loose ball was picked up by Skipp and advantage was played, the midfielder carrying the ball into the box, but with his attempted dink saved by Daniel Iversen.
Once the ball went out for a corner, referee Benjamin Speedie returned to give Storey just a yellow card. The laws state that was the correct decision.
Law 12 reads: “If the referee plays the advantage for an offence for which a caution/sending-off would have been issued had play been stopped, this caution/sending-off must be issued when the ball is next out of play.
“However, if the offence was denying the opposing team an obvious goal-scoring opportunity, the player is cautioned for unsporting behaviour.”
In any case, City manager Gary Rowett did not have any complaints over the incident.
He said: “The Pato one, where he got brought down, you could argue that is a red card. But Skippy ends up through with a chance.
“At that point, do you bring it back? Probably not. If we score, I’m not complaining, nobody’s complaining.”
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