Preview: Norwich City vs Leeds United

VaselineMay 11, 2024

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The Whites travel to Norfolk for the first leg of the play-off semi-finals.

Leeds United kick off their Sky Bet Championship play-off campaign with a trip to face Norwich City at Carrow Road in the first leg of their semi-final on Sunday.

As the regular season drew to a close last weekend, the Whites’ tally of 90 points saw them finish third in the league standings, 17 points clear of the sixth-placed Canaries.

United’s latest visit to Norfolk proved to be a very welcome return for Daniel Farke to his former employers, where Leeds fought back from 2-0 down at half-time to run out 3-2 winners.

Dan James began the stunning comeback when his cross was turned away by the retreating Shane Duffy, before Sky Bet Championship Player of the Season Crysencio Summerville leveled proceedings with a stunning curling effort from the edge of the area.

The Dutch winger’s scintillating form continued and he would grab the winner five minutes from time, running onto Georginio Rutter’s pass in his own half, breaking into the area and slotting home into the far corner.

– Monday, October 23, 2023

The return at Elland Road proved a much closer affair, with Patrick Bamford’s superb first-half header proving to be the difference between the two sides in January.

Those results completed back-to-back doubles against the Canaries for the Whites as United won 2-1 in both meetings during the 2021/22 Premier League campaign.

A flurry of goals in the first hour saw Leeds emerge victorious from East Anglia in the first meeting, with Raphinha and Rodrigo getting on the scoresheet.

The pair would prove influential once more later in the season as Spain international Rodrigo opened the scoring for the Whites before Raphinha set up striker Joe Gelhardt to score a memorable last-gasp winner in the battle for Premier League survival .

The action at Carrow Road kicks off at 12pm.

Bamford making the difference last time we met:

😍 “Provider James, finisher Bamford!”

– Wednesday, January 24, 2024

The match is available to watch live in selected territories. Live audio commentary is available worldwide with Bryn Law and club legend Tony Dorigo for monthly audio subscribers, including video creation, analysis and reaction at video.leedsunited.com. Buy your match pass HERE.

Supporters can also follow all the updates live on leedsunited.com with our online blog throughout the match.

The match was also selected for live television coverage in the UK on Sky Sports. For more information on how to watch the game in the rest of the world, please see our ‘How to Watch’ guide on leedsunited.com before kick-off!

Important Supporter Information:

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You can find information about Carrow Road including directions and food and drink options on the ground HERE.

What Daniel Farke said before the match: