English League Championship

FT Thursday, May 16, 2024
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Leeds United LWLLD 4
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2nd Leg - Leeds United advance 4-0 on aggregate · Elland Road · 36,384 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Leeds thrash Norwich to reach Championship playoff final

Leeds United are one win away from an immediate return to the Premier League.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
8
6
Saves
1
41.8
Possession
58.2
4
SHOTS
18
1
ON GOAL
11
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
323
Accurate Passes
479
391
Passes
544
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
6
6
Crosses
10
0.2
Cross %
0.6
37
Long Balls
40
12
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
2
14
Effective Tackles
10
18
Tackles
15
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
9
13
Effective Clearances
6
13
Clearances
6

Head to Head

LEE leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

LEE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Illan MeslierG
  2. 4Ethan AmpaduCD-L
  3. 14Joe RodonCD-R
  4. 3Junior FirpoLB
  5. 22Archie GrayRB
  6. 24Georginio RutterAM
  7. 8Glen KamaraLM
  8. 44Ilia GruevRM
  9. 7Joël PiroeF
  10. 10Crysencio SummervilleAM-L
  11. 29Wilfried GnontoAM-R

NOR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 28Angus GunnG
  2. 6Ben GibsonCD-L
  3. 24Shane DuffyCD-R
  4. 30Dimitris GiannoulisLB
  5. 3Jack StaceyRB
  6. 10Ashley BarnesAM
  7. 23Kenny McLeanLM
  8. 26Marcelino NúñezRM
  9. 9Josh SargentF
  10. 27Jon RoweAM-L
  11. 17Gabriel GomesAM-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Leeds United 1, Norwich City 0. Ilia Gruev (Leeds United) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 20' Goal! Leeds United 2, Norwich City 0. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wilfried Gnonto with a cross.
  3. 37' Jonathan Rowe (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 40' Goal! Leeds United 3, Norwich City 0. Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  5. 45' Substitution, Norwich City. Borja Sainz replaces Josh Sargent.
  6. 54' Ilia Gruev (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 56' Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 63' Substitution, Norwich City. Christian Fassnacht replaces Dimitris Giannoulis.
  9. 63' Substitution, Norwich City. Sam McCallum replaces Ben Gibson.
  10. 68' Goal! Leeds United 4, Norwich City 0. Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Junior Firpo.
  11. 69' Substitution, Leeds United. Daniel James replaces Wilfried Gnonto.
  12. 74' Substitution, Leeds United. Connor Roberts replaces Georginio Rutter.
  13. 74' Substitution, Leeds United. Mateo Joseph replaces Joël Piroe.
  14. 75' Substitution, Leeds United. Jaidon Anthony replaces Crysencio Summerville.
  15. 81' Substitution, Norwich City. Jacob Sørensen replaces Jonathan Rowe.
  16. 81' Substitution, Norwich City. Sydney van Hooijdonk replaces Ashley Barnes.
  17. 83' Substitution, Leeds United. Liam Cooper replaces Ilia Gruev.
  18. 90'+1' Kenny McLean (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

EFL Championship News

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