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Leeds United vs Cardiff City

Championship
Leeds
LEE
5-2
Final
Cardiff
CAR
Elland Road

Match pulse

LEEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'CAR
39'Thomas SangCAR40'Wilfried GnontoLEE
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Who won: Leeds 5-2

Leeds United beat Cardiff City 5-2 on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at Elland Road. Goals for Leeds: Wilfried Gnonto (1', 36'), Rodrigo (34') and Patrick Bamford (71', 76'). Goals for Cardiff: Callum Robinson (84', 90'+3' pen).

What it means

  • Cardiff has dropped 5 of the last 5.
  • Leeds has dropped 5 of the last 5.

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Lineups

Cardiff21st in English League Championship
Lineup (4-1-4-1)
  1. 1Jak AlnwickG
  2. 2Jack SimpsonCD-L
  3. 3Curtis NelsonCD-R
  4. 4Romaine SawyersDM
  5. 5Joel BaganLB
  6. 6Thomas SangRB
  7. 7Sheyi OjoCM-L
  8. 8Andy RinomhotaCM-R
  9. 9Rubin ColwillLM
  10. 10Mark HarrisRM
  11. 11Kion EteteF
Leeds7th in English Premier League
Lineup (4-2-3-1)
  1. 1Illan MeslierG
  2. 2Maximilian WöberCD-L
  3. 3Diego LlorenteCD-R
  4. 4Junior FirpoLB
  5. 5Rasmus KristensenRB
  6. 6Jack HarrisonAM
  7. 7Tyler AdamsLM
  8. 8Marc RocaRM
  9. 9RodrigoF
  10. 10Wilfried GnontoAM-L
  11. 11Sam GreenwoodAM-R

Head to head

CAR leads series 3-0-2
Last meeting: Cardiff 3, Leeds 1 (Sep 26)

Last 5

CAR
  • Tvs WGA1-1
  • Tvs LEE2-2
  • L@ BLK0-1
  • T@ COV0-0
  • Tvs QPR0-0
LEE
  • L@ AVL1-2
  • T@ CAR2-2
  • Tvs WHU2-2
  • T@ NEW0-0
  • Lvs MNC1-3

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Game info

Venue
Elland Road, Leeds, England · Attendance 34,465
Officials
Thomas Bramall

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Season seriesCAR leads series 3-0-2