Pascal Struijk: Leeds lose appeal against red card for Harvey Elliott tackle

Pascal Struijk apologised to Harvey Elliott for the tackle early in the second half at Elland Road

Defender Pascal Struijk will serve a three-match ban after Leeds United lost their appeal against his red card during the defeat against Liverpool.

Elliott, 18, had surgery on Tuesday but could play again this season.

Struijk, 22, will miss games against Newcastle United and West Ham United in the Premier League and Fulham in the Carabao Cup.

He will be available again for the league game against Watford at Elland Road on 2 October.

Struijk apologised to Elliott for the challenge on social media, saying he was "gutted" and "never meant for it to happen".

Elliott replied to an Instagram post to say the centre-back had nothing to apologise for, describing the incident as a "freak accident".

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