Dennis Wise relieved as referee derails Orient express

Leeds United 1
Carole 55
Leyton Orient 1

Referee N Miller
Attendance29,177

Dennis Wise, the Leeds United manager, might want to change his opinion of Nigel Miller, the referee, after a remarkable encounter at Elland Road in which a host of controversial decisions preserved the home side’s unbeaten start to the season and denied Leyton Orient their place back at the top of League One.

Before kick-off, Wise had asked the relevant authorities to remove Miller from the fixture because of concerns relating to last season when the official from Durham sent him to the stands in the match away to Southend United. By the final whistle, however, the irony of Miller’s performance was overwhelming as Orient struggled to comprehend how they had not