Leeds United vs Norwich City Predicted lineup, betting tips, odds, injury news, H2H, telecast

Published at :May 15, 2024 at 12:30 AM

Modified at :May 15, 2024 at 12:30 AM

Only one team after this fixture at Elland Road will play the finals at Wembley Stadium

Leeds United will now play as the hosts in this second leg of the EFL Championship playoffs semi-finals. They were on the road in the first leg. After a 0-0 result at Carrow Road, Daniel Farke’s men will try to make the home advantage count.

Norwich City were the last team that managed to qualify for the playoffs after finishing sixth in the regular season. Even though the Canaries were playing at home in the first leg, they could only maintain 39 per cent of the possession of the ball. Another surprising thing that happened in that game was that David Wagner’s team failed to score at home for the first time since December.

Kick-Off:

Thursday, 16 May 2024 at 8:00 PM UK

Friday, 17 May 2024 at 12:30 AM IST

Location: Elland Road

Form

Leeds (in all competitions): D-L-L-W-L

Norwich (in all competitions): D-L-D-D-W

Players to Watch

Crysencio Summerville (Leeds)

Crysencio Summerville did try to play his part and put pressure on the opposition from the left flank in the first leg. Summerville has been an important player throughout the 2023-24 Championship season. The 22-year-old Dutch winger had scored 19 goals while providing a total of 9 assists in the regular season.

Gabriel Sara (Norwich)

Gabriel Sara’s second season with Norwich City has been really impressive. After making 46 appearances in the league this season, 13 goals and 12 assists were the final outcome. The left-footed Brazilian is likely to be a key ingredient if his team comes out on top.

Match Facts

Norwich have lost back-to-back in last two visits here in all competitions
This is the third time the Canaries are involved in the playoffs of the Football League after having reached the finals in the previous two
Only Leicester City (champions) have had a better defensive record in the division than Leeds

Leeds United vs Norwich City: Betting tips and odds

Tip 1: Daniel James to score a goal anytime – 11/4 with Bet365
Tip 2: Leeds to win this game – 4/7 with Sky Bet
Tip 3: Match to end with total goals over 1.5 – 2/7 with William Hill

Injury & Team News

The hosts will be without the services of Pascal Struijk and Patrick Bamford. Both of them missed the teamsheet in the first leg as well.

The visiting team can’t play this sem-final with any of Ashley Barnes, Liam Gibbs and Onel Hernández. All three are out injured.

Head to Head

Total Matches – 64

Leeds wins – 27

Norwich wins – 20

Draws – 17

Predicted Lineup

Leeds predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):

Meslier (GK); Byram, Rodon, Ampadu, Firpo; Kamara, Gruev; James, Gray, Summerville; Rutter

Norwich predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):

Gunn (GK); Stacey, Duffy, Gibson, Giannoulis; Nunez, McLean; Rowe, Sara, Sainz; Sargent

Match Prediction for Leeds United vs Norwich City

Norwich couldn’t make their home advantage count in the first leg. They even failed to score at home for the first time since December plus their possession of the ball was awful. Leeds have had the second-best defensive record in the entire division. They can score a goal or two and see out the match at home.

Prediction: Leeds 2-0 Norwich

Telecast

India – FanCode

UK – Sky Sports

US – ESPN+

Nigeria – ESPN+ , TalkSPORT

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