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By Phil DawkesBBC Sport astatine Elland Road
Last updated connected 9 minutes ago.From the conception FA Cup
Gnonto's extremity was his 2nd of the season, coming aft helium netted successful the caller 2-2 league gully with West HamWilfried Gnonto struck doubly - including 1 of the goals of this FA Cup play aft conscionable 26 seconds - arsenic Leeds hammered Cardiff successful a replay to scope the 4th round.
The Italian planetary - a summertime deadline-day signing from FC Zurich - scissor-kicked a stunning volley successful disconnected the crossbar from Rodrigo's precise chipped shot to acceptable the Whites connected their mode to a afloat deserved victory.
Gnonto, 19, besides netted the location side's third, slotting successful debased to instrumentality the crippled distant from Cardiff soon aft Rodrigo had made it 2-0 with a chill decorativeness of his own.
Cardiff, led by interim manager Dean Whitehead pursuing the sacking of Mark Hudson, thought they had reduced the shortage but Curtis Nelson's header from a country was ruled retired erstwhile VAR spotted Andy Rinomhota successful an offside position.
Leeds, who had fallen astatine the third-round hurdle successful this contention successful each run since 2016-17, added 2 much successful the 2nd fractional done Patrick Bamford. The striker made it 3 goals successful 2 substitute appearances since helium returned from injury.
Leeds talented Cardiff 2 consolations arsenic Luke Ayling's mistake allowed Callum Robinson to caput successful unchallenged, earlier a Marc Roca handball - spotted by VAR - enabled the aforesaid subordinate to slot successful a spot-kick.
Jesse Marsch's broadside volition question to fifth-tier Boreham Wood oregon League One Accrington Stanley successful circular 4 connected the play of 28/29 of January.
Those 2 sides were owed to conscionable successful a third-round replay connected Tuesday, but this was postponed due to the fact that of a frozen pitch, with the rescheduled crippled present acceptable to instrumentality spot connected Tuesday, 24 January.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Leeds
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Meslier
- 25Kristensen
- 14Llorente
- 39WöberSubstituted forAylingat 57'minutes
- 3Firpo
- 8Roca
- 12AdamsSubstituted forAaronsonat 45'minutes
- 42Greenwood
- 11HarrisonSubstituted forSinisterraat 79'minutes
- 29GnontoBooked astatine 40minsSubstituted forGelhardtat 67'minutes
- 19RodrigoSubstituted forBamfordat 45'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Ayling
- 7Aaronson
- 9Bamford
- 16Perkins
- 18Gyabi
- 21Struijk
- 22Robles
- 23Sinisterra
- 30Gelhardt
Cardiff
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 21Alnwick
- 12SangBooked astatine 39mins
- 16Nelson
- 26Simpson
- 3Bagan
- 19Sawyers
- 29M HarrisSubstituted forKipréat 45'minutes
- 35RinomhotaSubstituted forRobinsonat 64'minutes
- 10OjoSubstituted forWhyteat 88'minutes
- 27ColwillSubstituted forWintleat 45'minutes
- 9EteteSubstituted forDaviesat 64'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Allsop
- 6Wintle
- 11O'Dowda
- 20Whyte
- 23Kipré
- 25Philogene
- 38Ng
- 39Davies
- 47Robinson
Live Text
Match ends, Leeds United 5, Cardiff City 2.
Second Half ends, Leeds United 5, Cardiff City 2.
Offside, Cardiff City. Jack Simpson tries a done ball, but Isaak Davies is caught offside.
Goal! Leeds United 5, Cardiff City 2. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) converts the punishment with a close footed changeable to the centre of the goal.
VAR Decision: Penalty Cardiff City.
Penalty conceded by Marc Roca (Leeds United) with a manus shot successful the punishment area.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Gavin Whyte replaces Sheyi Ojo.
Attempt blocked. Marc Roca (Leeds United) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked.
Goal! Leeds United 5, Cardiff City 1. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) header from precise adjacent scope to the centre of the goal.
Foul by Patrick Bamford (Leeds United).
Cédric Kipré (Cardiff City) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Sam Greenwood (Leeds United).
Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Substitution, Leeds United. Luis Sinisterra replaces Jack Harrison.
Junior Firpo (Leeds United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Isaak Davies (Cardiff City).
Goal! Leeds United 5, Cardiff City 0. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) near footed changeable from the centre of the container to the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Joe Gelhardt.
Foul by Jack Harrison (Leeds United).
Tom Sang (Cardiff City) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Attempt missed. Jack Harrison (Leeds United) near footed changeable from the near broadside of the six gait container is excessively high. Assisted by Rasmus Kristensen with a cross.
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