Norwich City vs Leeds United, 2023-24 English League Championship, Promotion Semifinals
· 1st LegNorwich and Leeds draw 0-0 in Championship playoffs first leg
Norwich City and Leeds United played out a goalless draw in the first leg of their Championship play-offs semi-final tie on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Sam Byram.
- 4': Attempt missed. Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 5': Foul by Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United).
- 5': Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt missed. Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wilfried Gnonto.
- 12': Foul by Jonathan Rowe (Norwich City).
- 12': Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Jack Stacey.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 15': Attempt missed. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Stacey with a cross.
- 16': Foul by Ilia Gruev (Leeds United).
- 16': Josh Sargent (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Attempt saved. Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 18': Borja Sainz (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Ilia Gruev (Leeds United).
- 19': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Sam Byram.
- 20': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Leeds United).
- 20': Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Attempt missed. Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Josh Sargent.
- 24': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Ethan Ampadu.
- 24': Offside, Norwich City. Marcelino Núñez is caught offside.
- 25': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Leeds United).
- 25': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Hand ball by Ilia Gruev (Leeds United).
- 30': Offside, Leeds United. Georginio Rutter is caught offside.
- 33': Foul by Junior Firpo (Leeds United).
- 33': Jonathan Rowe (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Foul by Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City).
- 34': Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Jack Stacey (Norwich City).
- 39': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Foul by Archie Gray (Leeds United).
- 41': Jonathan Rowe (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Glen Kamara (Leeds United).
- 43': Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Dimitris Giannoulis (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United).
- 45'+1': Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Norwich City 0, Leeds United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Norwich City 0, Leeds United 0.
- 47': Foul by Kenny McLean (Norwich City).
- 47': Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Jack Stacey (Norwich City).
- 49': Glen Kamara (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Shane Duffy (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Delay in match because of an injury Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United).
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Attempt missed. Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dimitris Giannoulis.
- 54': Foul by Dimitris Giannoulis (Norwich City).
- 54': Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Dimitris Giannoulis (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Attempt saved. Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 58': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Angus Gunn.
- 59': Foul by Sam Byram (Leeds United).
- 59': Jonathan Rowe (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Substitution, Norwich City. Christian Fassnacht replaces Jonathan Rowe.
- 61': Foul by Gabriel Sara (Norwich City).
- 61': Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United).
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Attempt missed. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Sara with a cross.
- 65': Foul by Christian Fassnacht (Norwich City).
- 65': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Christian Fassnacht (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Offside, Leeds United. Crysencio Summerville is caught offside.
- 68': Foul by Glen Kamara (Leeds United).
- 68': Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 69': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Crysencio Summerville.
- 70': Substitution, Leeds United. Joël Piroe replaces Georginio Rutter.
- 70': Substitution, Leeds United. Jaidon Anthony replaces Wilfried Gnonto.
- 75': Offside, Leeds United. Crysencio Summerville is caught offside.
- 75': Substitution, Norwich City. Sam McCallum replaces Dimitris Giannoulis.
- 77': Foul by Sam McCallum (Norwich City).
- 77': Sam Byram (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Attempt missed. Sam Byram (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ilia Gruev with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 79': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Borja Sainz.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Archie Gray (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville.
- 81': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Jack Stacey.
- 82': Attempt saved. Jaidon Anthony (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville.
- 82': Delay in match because of an injury Josh Sargent (Norwich City).
- 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Substitution, Norwich City. Sydney van Hooijdonk replaces Josh Sargent because of an injury.
- 86': Borja Sainz (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Sam Byram (Leeds United).
- 86': Foul by Glen Kamara (Leeds United).
- 86': Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Substitution, Leeds United. Daniel James replaces Crysencio Summerville.
- 89': Foul by Joël Piroe (Leeds United).
- 89': Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Ilia Gruev (Leeds United).
- 90': Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Sydney van Hooijdonk (Norwich City).
- 90'+2': Sam Byram (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Junior Firpo (Leeds United).
- 90'+4': Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Norwich City 0, Leeds United 0.
- 0': Match ends, Norwich City 0, Leeds United 0.
Statistics
 LEE |
NOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 60.1 | Possession | 39.9 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 422 | Accurate Passes | 246 |
| 497 | Passes | 325 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 13 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 24 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 10 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 26,982
Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 26,982
Line-Ups
Norwich City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Angus Gunn (GK) |
| 6 | Ben Gibson |
| 24 | Shane Duffy  |
| 30 | Dimitris Giannoulis |
| 3 | Jack Stacey |
| 17 | Gabriel Sara |
| 23 | Kenny McLean |
| 26 | Marcelino Núñez |
| 9 | Josh Sargent |
| 7 | Borja Sainz |
| 27 | Jon Rowe |
Leeds United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Illan Meslier (GK) |
| 4 | Ethan Ampadu |
| 14 | Joe Rodon |
| 3 | Junior Firpo |
| 25 | Sam Byram |
| 22 | Archie Gray |
| 44 | Ilia Gruev |
| 8 | Glen Kamara |
| 24 | Georginio Rutter |
| 10 | Crysencio Summerville |
| 29 | Wilfried Gnonto |
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