A place in the Emirates FA Cup quarter-final is at stake for Leeds United on Sunday afternoon, as they do battle with Norwich City in the Fifth Round of the competition.
The Whites advanced to the Round of 16 after a penalty shootout victory over Birmingham City in the West Midlands in February.
Daniel Farke’s side were leading courtesy of a Lukas Nmecha strike before a late equaliser sent the tie to spot-kicks where Leeds had goalkeeper Lucas Perri to thank for producing a fine save to help his team progress.
Prior to that, this year’s cup campaign got underway with a 3-1 win at Derby County. On that January afternoon, Wilfried Gnonto, Ao Tanaka and James Justin were on target.
The cup tie comes after the Whites fell to defeat on home soil against Sunderland where, despite dominating at Elland Road, United were unable to break the deadlock and a second-half penalty separated the two teams.
Having famously won the competition in its centenary year of 1972, a win would bring a first quarter-final clash for Leeds since the 2002/03 season.
The Canaries, meanwhile advanced to the Fifth Round after previously beating Walsall and West Bromwich Albion. Having never reached the final of the FA Cup, Norwich have instead made the last four on three occasions and most recently reached the quarter-final in 2020.
On Sky Bet Championship duties, the Norfolk outfit have found form under boss Philippe Clement, who has steered the team away from the drop zone and sit 12 points adrift of the Play-Offs.
Daniel Farke came up against his former employers twice in the Whites’ promotion winning campaign last term. Away from home, Leeds were held to a 1-1 draw at Carrow Road.
Back in West Yorkshire, on the most recent Elland Road meeting between the two, goals from Manor Solomon and Daniel James either side of the break ensured the hosts returned to the top of the table in January 2025.
In the FA Cup, there have been six meetings between the two beginning with a first clash 91 years ago. Most recently, in 1977, the Whites progressed courtesy of a 5-2 home victory with Allan Clarke scoring as he captained the side.
Action from Elland Road gets underway at 4:30pm.
We've met before:
Team News:
Ahead of the clash, Farke says he expects to have a very similar squad available to him from Tuesday’s meeting with Sunderland. Only Noah Okafor remains sidelined through injury.
How to follow:
Monthly audio subscribers around the world can listen to every minute of Sunday’s fixture LIVE on LUTV. Bryn Law will be joined by Tony Dorigo on commentary. Pre-match build up begins at 4pm with Simon Grayson and Jonny Howson in the studio! The match has also been selected for television coverage in the UK by TNT Sports.
The view from inside the camp:
Speaking exclusively to Premier League Productions, Joe Rodon said: “I think all the fans, they are going to dream of Wembley, but I think as players we have to just concentrate and take each game as it comes.
“For me personally I know how difficult it is to get out of that league, so yeah, it will be a very difficult game, a challenging one and one that we will give everything and concentrate on.”
Read the full interview HERE.
Dedicated matchday:
Matchday at Elland Road will be dedicated to 'Unite For Access' - a celebration of access and inclusion for disabled sports fans. The annual campaign is run by the leading disability fan advocacy charity in England and Wales, Level Playing Field.
Almost a quarter of the UK population is disabled, making disabled people the largest minority group in the UK, and it is therefore very likely that someone in the seats near to you on Sunday afternoon is a disabled fan, or you might be a disabled supporter yourself.
More information can be found HERE!
Tributes:
In the 10th minute of the fixture, fans are encouraged to come together in a moment’s applause as Leeds United remembers one of its own, 10-year-old supporter Ella Lynch who passed away after an incredibly brave battle with cancer. To find out more about an inspirational young girl, please click below.
Important supporter information:
Leeds United Football Club are asking for respect to be shown during this Sunday’s FA Cup fifth round tie with Norwich City, when play will be paused to allow players observing Ramadan to break their fast, including our own striker, Joël Piroe.
At an appropriate time following sunset in Leeds at 5:56pm, which will be around the 75th minute of our clash with the Canaries, the referee will call a halt to proceedings for a brief period allowing players from both sides to take on fluids and energy supplements in line with agreed protocol.
More information can be found HERE.
Discriminatory language or chanting, including tragedy chanting, is not acceptable, and you could be breaking the law. The club condemns this behaviour and has a zero-tolerance policy towards discrimination abuse of all kinds.
To report an incident, text LEEDS along with any relevant information including ticket details, your name and description of an incident to 60006. You will then receive an automated response which means that your report has been logged and will then be looked into.
Tough measures and sanctions are in place across all English football leagues to tackle dangerous and illegal behaviours within football grounds, and this involves but is not limited to, discriminatory behaviour, tragedy chanting, fans entering the pitch, the use of pyros and throwing objects. A list of prohibited items can be found HERE.
What has Daniel Farke said ahead of the match?
League position:
Leeds: 15th (Premier League)
Norwich: 17th (Championship)
Top scorer:
Leeds: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (10)
Norwich: Jovon Makama (10)
Officials
Referee: Darren England
Assistant referees: Scott Ledger & Akil Howson
Fourth official: Thomas Kirk
Video Assistant Referee: Andrew Kitchen
Additional Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks
