In the first leg of the Championship play-off semi-final at Carrow Road on Sunday, Leeds United will travel to Norfolk to play Norwich City.
The rematch is scheduled for May 16 at Elland Road. The victor will go to the championship game on May 26 at Wembley Stadium. The winner, who is billed as the most expensive football match in history, will face either Southampton or West Brom for a spot in the Premier League the following season. Leeds, who had lost four of their previous six games, and David Wagner’s team, who have won only two of their previous seven league games, enter the match in not especially good form.
Daniel Farke has the edge over his former side, having won both fixtures during the regular season by an aggregate of four goals to two. The Whites won away at Norwich City back in November, coming from two goals down to secure the victory through Crysencio Summerville, whilst ex-Canary Patrick Bamford notched the winner in the reverse at Elland Road in January. The first leg at Carrow Road will get underway at 12pm on Sunday, where Leeds will be the favourites among many neutrals going into the first leg, having narrowly missed out on promotion to Ipswich Town in second during the final weeks of the campaign.
Here, we examine all the most recent team news and injury concerns for Farke’s team ahead of the match as it draws nearer. After returning from injury as a substitute on Saturday, Connor Roberts, a right-back on loan from Leeds, might play at Carrow Road. Roberts helped Burnley win promotion the previous season. Connor Roberts had missed the two games before Southampton due to an injury, but his expertise may be important.
