Leeds booked their spot in the last eight of the FA Cup, with a comprehensive (albeit lacklustre) 3-0 victory over Norwich City; only their second Quarter final in any Cup competition since 2003 when Terry Venables was in charge (the other being the league Cup in November 2016 when Leeds lost 2-0 at Anfield).

The match didn't start without its fair share of "what if" moments, though. Leeds thought they’d drawn first blood early on when Lukas Nmecha poked home a loose ball, but VAR stepped in to spoil the party, ruling the goal out for a Gnonto handball. The plucky Italian seemed to be the centre of everything; shortly after, he had a header of his own chalked off for offside. You could feel the frustration building, but the breakthrough finally came fifteen minutes before the break.

Gnonto played a sharp ball into the area for Gudmundsson, who showed great awareness to pull it back for Sean Longstaff. His first touch was pure class, he swivelled beautifully and hammered a volley home to record his first goal since September. Elland Road erupted, and the momentum never truly shifted back. Just before the break, Dan James sent in a fizzing low cross that the Canaries failed to clear, allowing Gudmundsson to pounce and lash home his first-ever goal for the club from ten yards out.

The second half was a slightly more subdued affair, though Norwich did try to mount a recovery. Liam Gibbs and Kenny McLean both had sights of goal, but Lucas Perri remained largely untroubled in the Leeds net. There was a notable moment of respect in the 63rd minute when play paused briefly for Joël Piroe and Ali Ahmed to break their Ramadan fast as the sun went down.

While Norwich substitute Anis Ben Slimane squandered a decent chance by hitting the side-netting, Leeds remained the more dangerous side. Piroe rattled the crossbar from distance before finally putting the game to bed. A lightning-fast counter-attack saw Nmecha and Anton Stach combine beautifully to tee up Piroe, who applied a clinical finish to seal the 3-0 win. It was a professional, dominant performance that ended a 21-year wait for a quarter-final berth, leaving the Leeds faithful dreaming of a trip to Wembley.

	Line Up		Nat	Match Events
	1	Perri, Lucas Goalkeeper			6.6
	23	Bornauw, Sebastiaan Defender			4.9
	3	Gudmundsson, Gabriel Defender			7.7
	15	Bijol, Jaka Defender			8.0
	4	Ampadu, Ethan Midfielder			6.8
	8	Longstaff, Sean Midfielder			6.9
	22	Tanaka, Ao Midfielder			5.7
	7	James, Daniel Midfielder			6.8
	29	Gnonto, Wilfried Midfielder			7.3
	14	Nmecha, Lukas Forward			7.1
	10	Piroe, Joel Forward			7.2
	Subs		Nat	Match Events
	26	Darlow, Karl Goalkeeper		Unused Sub
	25	Byram, Sam Defender
	2	Bogle, Jayden Defender			5.8
	24	Justin, James Defender			6.2
	5	Struijk, Pascal Defender			6.8
	44	Gruev, Ilia Midfielder		Unused Sub
	18	Stach, Anton Midfielder			6.6
	40	Buonanotte, Facundo Midfielder		Unused Sub
	11	Aaronson, Brenden Midfielder		Unused Sub