FA Cup · Round of 16
3:0
Sean Longstaff 32'
Gabriel Gudmundsson 43'
Joël Piroe 85'
HT 2:0
Sun, 8 Mar 2026, 16:30 (UK) · Elland Road, Leeds

Leeds won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.14–1.11).

Player of the matchGabriel Gudmundsson9.0Decisive moment32' Sean Longstaff+0.5

Leeds 3-0 Norwich

Key numbers

  • Possession 51% – 49%
  • Shots 15 (6 on target) – 7 (3)
  • Decisive moment: 32' Sean Longstaff, FN xPts +0.5
Player of the match
Gabriel Gudmundsson 9.0Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 9.0 (Dominant)

Game state

1-02-03-0
Leeds ahead 58 min · level 32 min · Norwich ahead 0 min

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

32' Sean Longstaff Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Gabriel Gudmundsson +0.2 +0.5
43' Gabriel Gudmundsson Goal +0.2
85' Joël Piroe Goal · assist Lukas Nmecha 0.0

Knockout ties have no league points, so moments are weighed on a win-3/draw-1 scale only.

Pre-match expectation for Norwich is an estimate: no top-five-league record, so it uses the published starting values.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

LeedsNorwich
51%Possession49%
2.14Expected goals (xG)1.11
0.14xG per shot0.16
15Shots7
6Shots on target3
40%Shots on target %43%
10Shots in box4
436Passes445
83%Pass accuracy80%
8Corners0
3Saves3
17Fouls12
2Yellow cards3
3Offsides2

Compared with usual

Leeds

32 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals31.3
Conceded01.6
xG2.141.4
xG against1.111.4
Shots1513.4
On target64.2
Shots faced712
xG per shot0.140.11
Possession51%47.3%
Passes436412.6
Pass accuracy83%79.6%
Corners84.8
Fouls1710.4

Timeline

  • 21' VAR Lukas Nmecha
  • 25' Yellow Ali Ahmed
  • 32' Goal Sean Longstaff competition goal #1 assist Gabriel Gudmundsson
  • 39' Yellow Sean Longstaff
  • 41' Yellow José Córdoba
  • 43' Goal Gabriel Gudmundsson competition goal #1
  • 46' Sub Sebastiaan Bornauw → James Justin
  • 46' Sub Daniel Grimshaw → Vladan Kovačević
  • 59' Yellow Ao Tanaka
  • 62' Sub Liam Gibbs → Jack Stacey
  • 63' Sub Edmond-Paris Maghoma → Anis Ben Slimane
  • 63' Sub Mathias Kvistgaarden → Errol Mundle-Smith
  • 70' Sub Ao Tanaka → Anton Stach
  • 70' Sub Sean Longstaff → Pascal Struijk
  • 70' Sub Daniel James → Jayden Bogle
  • 82' Sub Ali Ahmed → Forson Amankwah
  • 85' Goal Joël Piroe competition goal #1 assist Lukas Nmecha
  • 87' Sub Gabriel Gudmundsson → Sam Byram
  • 90+3' Yellow Kellen Fisher

Category leaders

  • Key passesEdmond-Paris Maghoma4
  • Duels wonGabriel Gudmundsson7/11
  • DribblesJoël Piroe2/2
  • Defensive actionsBen Chrisene8
  • ShotsLukas Nmecha4 (on target 1)
  • Fouls wonAli Ahmed4

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.