English League Championship

Norwich City vs Leeds United, 2023-24 English League Championship, Promotion Semifinals

· 1st Leg
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1st Leg

Norwich 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

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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

Line-Ups

NOR Norwich City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
28 Angus Gunn (GK)
6 Ben Gibson
24 Shane Duffy Yellow Card
30 Dimitris Giannoulis Yellow Card
3 Jack Stacey
17 Gabriel Sara
23 Kenny McLean
26 Marcelino Núñez
9 Josh Sargent
7 Borja Sainz
27 Jon Rowe

LEE 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 Yellow Card

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