Release DATE: Monday, June 29, 2020, 12:21 p.m.
Fulham Forward Aleksandar Mitrovic faces a long ban after his elbow Leeds Uniteds Ben White.
The incident happened just 87 seconds after the crucial one championship The duel on Saturday ended with Leeds at the top of the table after a 3-0 win.
How White played the ball forward, Mitrovic charged late and left the Brighton Borrower in a heap on the floor. However, the referees of the day couldn’t see it, which means the striker is facing an FA exam.
The Serb received a three-game ban on a similar incident in 2017 West Ham’s Manuel Lanzini and the FA have stated that they will take into account the fact that this is not his first offense, which will lead to an extended ban.
Mitrovic probably wanted to try to intimidate White, but whatever they were, they failed miserably. The impressive young defender took up the challenge and between himself and central defender Liam Cooper Leeds invalidated the championship top scorer. He was limited to just two goals in the Leeds penalty area and one shot in the entire game.
All of this comes at the worst time for Scott Parker’s men. Fulham have lost both games since restarting championship football. Both defeats hurt their rival rivals. They lost 0-2 at home Brentford before hammering on Saturday on Elland Road.
The results of the weekend leave them fifth in the championship Nottingham Forest Win 3: 1 Huddersfield Sabri Lamouchi’s page skipped the cottager on Sunday.
Mitrovic is the center of Fulham’s attack and, with 23 goals, the second best scorer in the championship. It is obvious that Mitrovic will be a big failure for Parker’s team. It is not yet clear how many games he will miss, but it will likely be the majority of the seven games in which he runs.
