The Championship clash between Millwall and Leeds was never going to be one for the faint hearted and so it proved to be at The New Den on Sunday afternoon.

A key incident in the game involved Millwall right back Adam Smith, who is on loan from Tottenham, being elbowed in the head by Leeds’ Luke Varney a couple of minutes after the break.

Referee Mark Halsey saw it as a straight red and sent Varney off the pitch with Leeds eventually going on to lose 1-0 thanks to an 85th minute Chris Wood goal.

Leeds boss Neil Warnock was raging at full time, describing the decision as “harsh really. He’s put his arms up, I know he has, but he’s not actually gone in with his elbow like Mark Halsey says he has.”

Warnock added: “He elbows him below the chin – the kid goes down as if he’s been poleaxed in his head! I’m disappointed at an experienced referee like that. it’s getting soft now, the game, I think. That’s not a proper sending off – I don’t know what the game’s coming to.”

Subsequently, Adam Smith, a highly-rated right back from Spurs, who has England Under-21 honours, has received some pretty sickening abuse on Twitter from Leeds fans.

Video of the incident is below. Followed by fan footage from the match (in the Millwall end) and then a couple (there were plenty more than 2 tweets) of the anti-semitic, vile abuse from Leeds fans towards the Tottenham youngster on Twitter.

Good result today!! Especially against leeds!! Ha! And for the leeds fans saying I’m a cheat just look at the replay!

— Adam J Smith (@AdamSmith912) November 18, 2012

Think I touched a nerve with some leeds fans! Should be ashamed of some of the tweets your doing!!

— Adam J Smith (@AdamSmith912) November 18, 2012

@adamsmith912 ur a fukin spurs jew! diving bastard! #cheat

— Andy Jackson (@jacko90LUFC) November 18, 2012

@adamsmith912 ur a fukin spurs jew! diving bastard! #cheat

@adamsmith912 fucking diving yid slag. Yelped like a fanny.

— Andrew simpson (@IrisdaddySimmo) November 18, 2012

 

— Tom Cunt (@bfgclarkie) November 18, 2012