Leeds United defeats Norwich City after recovering from a 2-0 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

NORWICH. Leeds United had a fantastic comeback against Norwich City.

October 22, 2023

NORWICH. Leeds United had a astonishing comeback against Norwich City.

The match was played at the Carrow Road stadium in Norwich on Saturday and it started at 10:00 am local time. The referee was John Busby who was helped by Paul Hodskinson and Alex James. The 4th official was Darren Drysdale. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.44 degrees Celsius or 48.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.

Match Statistics

Norwich City

2 - 3

Leeds United

46 Ball Possession 54

Shots

14 Total 19
4 On Target 8
2 Off Target 7
8 Shots blocked 4

80 Attack 95
45 Dangerous attack 52
65 Ball safe 81

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 4

Fouls

11 Total 11
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Norwich City was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Leeds United that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Leeds United was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Leeds United won the match.

Norwich City shot 14 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Leeds United shot 19 times, 8 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Norwich City received 2 yellow cards (Gabriel Sara and Shane Duffy). On the opposite side, Leeds United received 3 yellow cards (Illan Meslier, Crysencio Summerville and Joe Rodon).

Match Timeline

Shane Duffy (goal)Gabriel Sara

Shane Duffy - Yellow

10'

19'

C. Summerville- Yellow

G. Long- sub ->Angus Gunn

31'

Gabriel Sara(goal)Onel Hernández

43'

Gabriel Sara- Yellow

34'

45'

Joe Rodon- Yellow

61'

Shane Duffy (own-goal)

63'

70'

P. Bamford- sub ->Glen Kamara

70'

W. Gnonto- sub ->Sam Byram

77'

C. Summerville(goal)Wilfried Gnonto

77'

Christian Fassnacht- sub ->Jonathan Rowe

78'

84'

Jaidon Anthony- sub ->Daniel James

85'

C. Summerville(goal)Georginio Rutter

87'

Illan Meslier- Yellow

90'

L. Cooper- sub ->Crysencio Summerville

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Norwich City will stay with 17 points like West Bromwich Albion, Hull City, Cardiff City and Middlesbrough to hold in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Leeds United will have 22 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Norwich City will play away against Sheffield Wednesday on the 9th of April with a 10-5 head to head statistic in favor of Sheffield Wednesday (3 draws).

Leeds United will host Sunderland on the 9th of April with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Sunderland (1 draw).

Norwich City – Formation

Norwich City

A. Gunn 28.Scotland

6.7

31'

Jack Stacey 3.England

6.4

Ben Gibson 6.England

6.4

Shane Duffy 24.Republic of Ireland

6.7

10'

Dimitrios Giannoulis 30.Greece

7.1

L. Gibbs 8.England

6.4

77'

Gabriel Sara 17.Brazil

8.5

34'

43'

K. McLean 23.Scotland

7.9

J. Rowe 27.England

6.6

78'

Onel Hernández 25.Cuba

6.4

61'

Adam Idah 11.Republic of Ireland

6.8

78'

Substitutes

G. Long 12.England

7.0

31'

K. Fisher 35.England

D. Batth 21.England

Christian Fassnacht 16.Switzerland

6.3

78'

Adam Forshaw 29.England

7.0

77'

Przemyslaw Placheta 20.Poland

Borja Sainz 7.Spain

T. Springett 42.England

6.4

61'

Ui-jo Hwang 31.South Korea

6.8

78'

Norwich City started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager David Wagner decided to play with the following team: Angus Gunn (6.7), Jack Stacey (6.4), Shane Duffy (6.7), Ben Gibson (6.4), Dimitrios Giannoulis (7.1), Jonathan Rowe (6.6), Gabriel Sara (8.5), Kenny McLean (7.9), Onel Hernández (6.4), Liam Gibbs (6.4) and Adam Idah (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Christian Fassnacht (6.3), Borja Sainz, Adam Forshaw (7.0), George Long (7.0), Kellen Fisher, Tony Springett (6.4), Przemysław Płacheta, Ui-Jo Hwang (6.8) and Danny Batth.

Norwich City could not rely on the presence of George Long (injured) and Adam Forshaw (injured).

Substitutions

Norwich City made 5 changes: Angus Gunn for George Long (31′), Liam Gibbs for Adam Forshaw (77′), Onel Hernández for Tony Springett (61′), Jonathan Rowe for Christian Fassnacht (78′) and Adam Idah for Ui-Jo Hwang (78′).

Best player: Gabriel Sara

The player that probably impressed the most for Norwich City was Gabriel Sara.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 34 passes (79% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 10 crosses.

Leeds United – Formation

Leeds United

Illan Meslier 1.France

6.8

87'

Joe Rodon 14.Wales

6.8

45'

P. Struijk 21.Netherlands

7.0

Sam Byram 25.England

6.8

70'

A. Gray 22.England

7.1

Ethan Ampadu 4.Wales

7.7

Joël Piroe 7.Netherlands

6.7

90'

Glen Kamara 8.Finland

6.7

70'

C. Summerville 10.Netherlands

9.7

90'

19'

77', 85'

Daniel James 20.Wales

7.5

84'

G. Rutter 24.France

8.1

Substitutes

Karl Darlow 28.England

Luke Ayling 2.England

90'

L. Cooper 6.Scotland

90'

Jamie Shackleton 17.England

Ilia Gruev 44.Bulgaria

Jaidon Anthony 12.England

6.8

84'

P. Bamford 9.England

6.7

70'

Ian Poveda 27.England

W. Gnonto 29.Italy

7.3

70'

Leeds United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Daniel Farke played with: Illan Meslier (6.8), Archie Gray (7.1), Joe Rodon (6.8), Pascal Struijk (7.0), Sam Byram (6.8), Ethan Ampadu (7.7), Glen Kamara (6.7), Daniel James (7.5), Joël Piroe (6.7), Crysencio Summerville (9.7) and Georginio Rutter (8.1).

They had on the bench: Luke Ayling, Liam Cooper , Jaidon Anthony (6.8), Karl Darlow, Jamie Shackleton, Patrick Bamford (6.7), Ian Carlo Poveda, Ilia Gruev and Wilfried Gnonto (7.3).

Substitutions

Leeds United made 5 changes: Glen Kamara for Patrick Bamford (70′), Sam Byram for Wilfried Gnonto (70′), Daniel James for Jaidon Anthony (84′), Joël Piroe for Luke Ayling (90′) and Crysencio Summerville for Liam Cooper (90′).