Piroe-Summerville argument, Rodon rage and Cooper consoles in Leeds United moments missed — Leeds Live 27/4/24

Leeds United lost 4-0 to Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road in the Championship on Friday night and here are some of the moments you may have missed

By Beren Cross

Early in the match, Queens Park Rangers supporters were heard to be singing the same chant which has been more popular than ever along the Leeds United terraces this season. Sky Sports doesn’t appear to be particularly popular in this part of the world either.

Long before the real weight of the evening’s pain would hit home, there was an inquest of sorts after the first goal went in. Junior Firpo and Joe Rodon would be the pair discussing what had gone on around Ilias Chair’s opener, before Ethan Ampadu and Crysencio Summerville were seen to be rallying the troops at 1-0 down.

The second goal would produce less discussion and more outright anger from Rodon, who raged at the team en masse as they reset for the restart.

By the 34th minute, frustration was starting to boil over as United attacks increasingly amounted to nothing in the QPR half. Summerville had the ball on the left and waited for Joel Piroe to drop in towards him for a pass, but stayed against the backline, some distance away.

Once the attack had been snuffed out, Summerville would give Piroe both barrels for not being more alive to what the winger was trying to do. The striker mustered a less enthusiastic response.

After the full-time whistle, there was plenty of Leeds emotion on show, as you would expect. Captain Liam Cooper was seen trying to console Summerville as he came off the field.

Cooper had his arms around the Dutchman as they went off towards the tunnel together. Marti Cifuentes was also sighted trying to console some of the Leeds players, while home sub Morgan Fox was also spotted trying to keep Ampadu’s chin up.