Leeds 3-0 Norwich — FA Cup, 8 Mar 2026
Leeds beat Norwich 3-0 in the FA Cup Round of 16 on 8 March 2026 at Elland Road, Leeds. Sean Longstaff, Gabriel Gudmundsson, J. Piroe got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Leeds have won 3 and Norwich 0, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 21'VARGoal cancelled
- 25'Foul
- 1-032'
- 39'Foul
- 41'Argument
- 2-043'
- Half-time2-0
- 46'out: J. Justin
- 46'
- 59'Foul
- 62'
- 63'
- 63'
- 70'out: Anton Stach
- 70'
- 70'
- 82'
- 3-085'
- 87'
- 90+3'Foul
- Full-time3-0
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
Leeds
- 8.9Gabriel GudmundssonD
- 8.0Joël PiroeM
- 7.7Sean LongstaffM
- 7.5Jaka BijolD
- 7.3Lucas PerriG
- 7.3Ethan AmpaduD
- 7.2Lukas NmechaF
- 7.0Anton StachM
- 7.0Ao TanakaM
- 7.0Pascal StruijkD
- 6.9James JustinD
- 6.7Wilfried GnontoM
- 6.3Sebastiaan BornauwD
- 6.3Daniel JamesM
- 6.2Jayden BogleD
Norwich
- 6.9Vladan KovačevićG
- 6.7Kenneth McLeanM
- 6.7Ali AhmedM
- 6.5Benjamin ChriseneD
- 6.5Liam GibbsM
- 6.3Mathias KvistgaardenF
- 6.3Kellen FisherD
- 6.3Edmond-Paris MaghomaM
- 6.2Errol Mundle-SmithF
- 6.2Samuel FieldM
- 6.2Anis Ben SlimaneM
- 6.2Forson AmankwahM
- 6.0Ruairi McConvilleD
- 6.0Jack StaceyD
- 5.9José CórdobaD
- 5.9Daniel GrimshawG
Line-ups
Substitutes
LeedsDaniel Farke
Substitutes
- 26Karl DarlowG
- 2Jayden Bogle70'D6.2
- 25Samuel Byram87'D
- 24J. Justin46'D6.9
- 11Brenden AaronsonM
- 5P. Struijk70'D7.0
- 44I. GruevM
- 18Anton Stach70'M7.0
- 40Facundo BuonanotteM
NorwichPhilippe Clement
Substitutes
- 6Harry DarlingD
- 3Jack Stacey62'D6.0
- 1Vladan Kovačević46'G6.9
- 5Jakov MedićD
- 20Anis Ben Slimane63'M6.2
- 42T. SpringettF
- 18A. Forson82'M6.2
- 16J. WrightM
- 46Errol Mundle-Smith63'F6.2
Team statistics
Leeds
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Gudmundsson | 87 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | 8.9 |
| Joël Piroe | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8.0 |
| Sean Longstaff | 70 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 7.7 |
| Jaka Bijol | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Lucas Perri | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Ethan Ampadu | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Lukas Nmecha | 90 | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Anton Stach | 20 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Ao Tanaka | 70 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Pascal Struijk | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| James Justin | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Wilfried Gnonto | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Sebastiaan Bornauw | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Daniel James | 70 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Jayden Bogle | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
Norwich
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladan Kovačević | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Kenneth McLean | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Ali Ahmed | 82 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Benjamin Chrisene | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Liam Gibbs | 62 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 6.5 |
| Mathias Kvistgaarden | 63 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Kellen Fisher | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Edmond-Paris Maghoma | 63 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Errol Mundle-Smith | 27 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Samuel Field | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Anis Ben Slimane | 27 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Forson Amankwah | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Ruairi McConville | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.0 |
| Jack Stacey | 28 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.0 |
| José Córdoba | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 5.9 |
| Daniel Grimshaw | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
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