Leeds United 4-0 Norwich City highlights: Whites book their place at Wembley in Championship play-off final
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The Whites are potentially 180 minutes from the Premier League, starting tonight with their semi-final second leg against Norwich.
David Wagner’s Canaries do not boast the best away record in the Championship this season, while Daniel Farke’s men are statistically the second-strongest home side in the division. But, the play-offs are a different entity altogether and knockout football has a tendency to facilitate high drama.
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Hide AdExtra time and penalties may be required this evening, if the two sides remain level, unable to be separated at the end of normal time. Elland Road is a sell-out, as one might anticipate on a night of such magnitude, with emotions expected to run high.
Striker Patrick Bamford was ruled out of this fixture last week by Farke with minor knee trauma and is not expected to return. The manager sprung a surprise in his team selection at Carrow Road last weekend, though, packing the midfield with an additional body; what he has in store for Leeds supporters tonight remains to be seen.
Build-up, team arrivals, lineups and live match updates here throughout the evening. Stay tuned. Kick-off is at 8pm
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Could've buried it
45+2' Into four minutes of added time and I'm not sure how Georginio doesn't have his second. Firpo's low cross saved into Rutter's path who inexplicably doesn't pull the trigger from six yards and is tackled.
Counter-attack city
43' Summerville skips over Duffy's sliding challenge inside Leeds' half and sends Gnonto away. He reaches the box and lets one fly but Gunn saves with his chest. Winger collapses to his knees in front of the South Stand, out of gas.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLL GEORGINIOOOOO
41' Piroe bursts forward down the left, passes into the box, Summerville goes down under pressure but manages to shift it to unmarked Rutter on the other side of the box. He crashes one in off the underside of the crossbar and blows a kiss to the South Stand.
37' Rowe booked for simulation. Barnes had seconds earlier plucked a ball out of the sky beautifully and held it up/obstructed whilst on the floor. Rowe races onto it, Gray sticks out a leg but doesn't make contact. Free-kick just outside Leeds' box.
Classy from the kids
35' Gray facing his own goal as last man, holds off Jon Rowe & dribbles out of danger beyond another Norwich player. Elland Rd applauds. Up the other end, Leeds work the ball to Gnonto with some lovely one-touch stuff but his low shot is saved.
Close one
33' Corner swung into the middle by Summerville, Rodon gets a good run onto it but can't quite connect as he'd like and his header flashes past the post.
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