Leeds fight back from 2-0 down to beat Norwich

Crysencio Summerville scored twice, bringing his total number of goals for the season to four.

Leeds United made an impressive comeback, managing to equal the score from being 2-0 down against Norwich City. This resulted in a thrilling Championship win, with Daniel Farke's return to Carrow Road being memorable.

City got an early advantage thanks to Shane Duffy's header, which he flicked towards the post from a corner given by Gabriel Sara. Sara himself then managed to outmaneuver the defence of the Whites, breaking through to kick a lovely second goal into the uppermost corner of the net just before the half-time mark.

Leeds missed a lot of opportunities to score in the first half, but managed to get a goal back when Duffy unintentionally redirected a pass from Daniel James into his own goal.

Crysencio Summerville became the leader, bending a beautiful goal to even the score. Later, he completed a fast attack and scored the game-winning goal with only five minutes remaining.

Leeds achieved three consecutive league victories, something they hadn't done since May 2021. This was thanks to the Dutch player's two goals. As a result, they now occupy third place in the rankings, just six points behind Ipswich, who are in second place. On the other hand, Norwich suffered their fifth defeat in eight games, which has negatively affected their performance. They are now in 10th place under the management of David Wagner.

Farke visited Carrow Road for the first time after being fired two years ago. His new team was in good shape, but Norwich was the one that started the game well. Duffy scored his first goal for his current club, and he tried to repeat it, but his effort was disallowed due to a foul in a crazy and exciting first half.

The team led by Farke started to make their way through the defense of City quite smoothly. Kamara and Piroe missed some good opportunities when they had a favorable position, and James also shot high when he had a clear path to the goal.

The team from Norwich experienced a setback when their goalkeeper, Angus Gunn, appeared to have harmed his thigh. This added to the difficulties that the home team was already facing. However, City managed to take control of the game thanks to some impressive play from Brazilian player Sara.

Farke noticed a chance for his team to succeed after Duffy accidentally scored an own goal. He brought in two more skilled players, Patrick Bamford and Wilfried Gnonto, to demonstrate the impressive attacking abilities of the Leeds team. Despite missing many opportunities earlier, they were able to capitalize on this chance and triumph.

The football team from Norwich attempted to maintain their position, but the continuous stress eventually became too much and it was expected that Summerville's two goals in just eight minutes would change the course of the game.

David Wagner, who is in charge of the Norwich team, stated in an interview with BBC Radio Norfolk:

The outcome is painful and undoubtedly disappointing, but the effort put into it was commendable and there are no objections there.

The display was satisfactory. It is important to maintain a stable level of performance in order for us to achieve victory in our football games.

This is the way football operates and what we should concentrate on. It is not good or pleasant to accept a defeat like this at home, but we must accept it gracefully.

In my opinion, there was a distinction between how well we played and the final outcome. Although we need to improve our approach in certain situations, particularly leading up to scoring opportunities, it wouldn't be fair to completely dismiss the positive aspects of our game simply because we lost. In fact, there were a number of impressive individual displays and overall strong moments worth recognizing.

During an interview with BBC Radio Leeds, Daniel Farke, the manager of Leeds, stated that...

I was happy with how we played in the first half. Even though we were playing away, a tough challenge, we managed to create many opportunities to score. Unfortunately, we missed quite a lot of chances that were hard to believe."

During half time, we discussed that typically, when you’re trailing 2-0 in a game, you feel discouraged and disheartened. However, we decided that it was crucial to maintain our composure and not let the pressure get to us.

I had a sense that if we persisted, we had an excellent opportunity to secure the victory and my teammates fulfilled my expectations by completely changing the course of the game. The second half was truly remarkable.

I wasn't satisfied with the result, I had a strong desire to win the match, which led us to introduce almost all of our attacking players.

The game is over, Norwich City has scored 2 while Leeds United has scored 3.

The final whistle has blown, with Norwich City finishing the second half with a score of 2, but Leeds United ultimately coming out on top with a score of 3.

The shot wasn't successful. Adam Forshaw of Norwich City tried to kick the ball with his left foot from outside the box but missed to the right after a set piece situation.

Luke Ayling (Leeds United) committed a violation.

On the left side of the field, Tony Springett from Norwich City earns a free kick.

Leeds United has made a substitution. Crysencio Summerville has been replaced by Liam Cooper.

Leeds United make a substitution by replacing Joël Piroe with Luke Ayling.

Norwich City made an offside. Christian Fassnacht attempted to pass the ball to Jack Stacey, but unfortunately, Stacey was caught in an offside position.

Joël Piroe (Leeds United) committed a foul.

At the attacking half of the field, Adam Forshaw from Norwich City has earned a free kick.

The shot taken by Patrick Bamford of Leeds United with his left foot from beyond the box was stopped by the goalkeeper in the middle of the goal post.

Leeds United's Georginio Rutter receives a free kick on the wing located on the left side.

Christian Fassnacht (Norwich City) has committed a foul.

Leeds United's goalkeeper, Illan Meslier, was given a yellow card by the referee.

In the defensive half, Wilfried Gnonto from Leeds United has been awarded a free kick.

Dimitris Giannoulis (Norwich City) committed a foul.

Yes! Norwich City have conceded a goal, making it 2-3 in favor of Leeds United. The goal was made by Crysencio Summerville with a right foot shot from the center of the box, which went straight to the bottom right corner of the goal. The impressive break leading up to the goal was assisted by Georginio Rutter.

There was a violation committed by Wilfried Gnonto who plays for Leeds United.

Kenny McLean from Norwich City receives a free kick on the wing located on the left side.

In the game between Leeds United, there has been a substitution. Jaidon Anthony has come on to the field to replace Daniel James.