Leeds United 4-0 Norwich City (4-0 agg): Whites book Wembley spot in emphatic fashion

Leeds United thumped Norwich City 4-0 in the second leg of their Championship play-off semi-final to seal their place at Wembley.

After a goalless draw in the first leg left it all to play for at Elland Road on Thursday, Leeds turned on the style in front of a raucous home crowd to cruise into the final on May 26.

Ilia Gruev settled the majority of Elland Road’s nerves with just seven minutes played as he caught out Angus Gunn with a long-range free-kick, curling into the space vacated by the Norwich goalkeeper’s expectation of a cross.

Joel Piroe then doubled the hosts’ advantage 13 minutes later, again capitalising on poor goalkeeping to beat Gunn to Wilfried Gnonto’s cross and nod home.

The tie was effectively over five minutes from half-time, Georginio Rutter getting on the end of Crysencio Summerville’s squared pass to rifle off the underside of the crossbar and in.

And after Gunn spilled Gnonto’s low shot in the second half, Rutter cut the ball back for Summerville to poke home and secure Leeds’ place in next Sunday’s final, where they will meet either Southampton or West Brom.

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— Leeds United (@LUFC) May 16, 2024

Data debrief

Leeds may have looked pretty blunt in attack at Carrow Road, but that was far from the case on home soil as they put the Canaries to the sword in brutal fashion while keeping a 21st Championship clean sheet this season, more than any other side.

Daniel Farke’s men produced 2.45 xG (expected goals) to Norwich’s 0.51, while Summerville made it 20 league goals for the season, more than any other Leeds player.