Leeds had to wait until extra time to exercise their dominance over Plymouth Argyle in the fourth Round of the FA Cup, setting up a mouth watering tie against either Chelsea or Aston Villa in the last 32. 2,500 Leeds fans made the 650 mile round trip, only to be greeted by torrential rain, and gale force winds, but dug deep, safe in the knowledge that Daniel Farke's team would hopefully come good.

Leeds were by far the better side; had the competition been a crossbar challenge, the Whites would have been out of site by half time, but close isn't good enough, and time after time, the Pilgrims would regroup. Wilfred Gnonto blasted the visitors into the lead from the edge of the box on 66 minutes, not dissimilar to his winner against Bristol City last week. It was well deserved; throughout the night, Leeds had 26 shots on goal, 16 corners, and 74% possession, but to their credit, Plymouth never game up.

Their never say die attitude was rewarded twelve minutes from time when Brendan Galloway bundled the ball home from close distance after a well executed free kick. They had looked dangerous all evening when venturing into Leeds final third, but unlike Farke's men, made their opportunity count. Leeds bought out their big guns as the match went into extra time, and finally put the game to bed. Strikes from Summerville, Rutter and a Ryan Hardie own goal put the game out of reach to prevent the game going to penalties.

	Line Up		Nat	Match Events
		Meslier, Illan Goalkeeper
		Byram, Sam Defender
		Rodon, Joe Defender
		Cooper, Liam Defender
		Firpo, Junior Defender
		Gruev, Ilia Midfielder
		Kamara, Glen Midfielder
		Gnonto, Wilfried Midfielder
		Anthony, Jaidon Midfielder
		Piroe, Joel Forward
		Joseph, Mateo Forward
	Subs		Nat	Match Events
		Gray, Archie Midfielder
		Gelhardt, Joe Forward
		Bamford, Patrick Forward
		Rutter, Georginio Forward
		Summerville, Crysencio Midfielder
		Ampadu, Ethan Midfielder		Unused Sub
		Cresswell, Charlie Defender		Unused Sub
		Klaesson, Kristoffer Goalkeeper		Unused Sub
		van den Heuvel, Dani Goalkeeper		Unused Sub

	References
	LEEDSTATS: Leeds United Season 2023/2024
	Sheridan Dictates: Season Statistics 2023-24
	Leeds United Programme Guide: Season 2023/24