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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Enjoying themselves
26' Corner Leeds. United killing Norwich in transition, genuinely look to be enjoying themselves out there. Set-piece taken early, Summerville played in but crowded out. Another corner.
Formation
24' Norwich look to have gone 4-1-3-2 with a diamond midfield, pushing Marcelino Nunez higher up the pitch to press Gruev in possession.
This is high drama. This is the play-offs
22' Huge, huge moment. Ampadu slides and misses a Norwich through-ball putting Sargent 1-v-1 with Meslier. Frenchman spreads himself well and gets a big right glove on the American's dinked effort. Corner, which Georginio clears.
Elland Road is rocking
The scarves are waving in unison. One blue and one yellow flare have been set off at the foot of the East Stand. Inquest going on in the Norwich camp.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLLLL 2-0 PIROE
Two-nil inside 20 minutes. You'll absolutely take that. Willy Gnonto picks the ball up in space on the right and bends a gorgeous early cross onto Piroe's head. Dutchman told him where he wanted it and boy did they deliver.
Canaries
13' Norwich corner headed clear by Rutter. Away side forced to come out by that Gruev opener and have responded reasonably well.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLL GRUEV 1-0
That's exactly the start they needed. From the free-kick routine, Summerville runs over the ball, Gruev shoots and catches Gunn off-guard on the other side of his goal. Shot is bent right into the corner. 'Gruev, Gruev, Gruev' is the chant.
Out of the blocks
6' Leeds free-kick from 30 yards. Rodon fouled by Nunez, his second of the night so far. Elland Road feeding pure adrenaline to the players, who've responded in kind.
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