Cardiff City 0-3 Leeds United highlights: Bamford, James and Georginio deliver despite penalty miss
Daniel Farke's side will be looking to end their three-match losing streak on the road in the Championship after a difficult festive period against Sunderland, Preston North End and West Bromwich Albion.
The Whites were back to winning ways against Birmingham City on New Year's Day, although that was at fortress Elland Road where the team remain unbeaten this season. A 3-0 away triumph over Peterborough United in the FA Cup Third Round last weekend will give Farke and his squad hope that their recent away form is merely a blip and not a pattern emerging.
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Hide AdSouthampton and Ipswich Town both dropped points in their 2024 opener, allowing Leeds to gain ground on their promotion rivals. With 20 games of the season remaining, there is a long way to go before the table begins to take shape.
Build-up, team news, goal and score updates from the Cardiff City Stadium this afternoon. Kick-off is 3pm.
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FT: Cardiff City 0-3 Leeds United
Comprehensive, professional, job done. 3-0, 3-0, 3-0 to begin 2024. Leeds haven't conceded in close to five-and-a-half hours of football.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLL GEORGINIO 3-0
88' Georginio wraps it up - cool finish into bottom corner. Dan James onto a clearance like lightning. Two Cardiff players collide & present James with the chance to run clean through. Squares to Summerville, back to Rutter via a Bamford dummy. Finish.
Subs imminent
86' Break in play as Georginio receives treatment for a head knock. Piroe and Anthony next to come on for Leeds.
Byram coming on soon
82' Firpo has a bit of an issue it looks like. Physios standing in the technical area but he's carrying on, hasn't gone down. Byram getting ready anyway.
76' Rinomhota played into the box, Gruev on his heels but the Cardiff man gets the shot all wrong. Easy save for Meslier. Cardiff City Stadium trying to gee up the Bluebirds for a late push.
74' Think Ilia Gruev is fortunate to still be on the pitch. Cardiff countering, Kamara floored as the Bluebirds come up the field and Gruev dives in two-footed, doesn't get much - if any - of the ball. Yellow carded. Meanwhile, Tanner replaces Bowler for the hosts.
72' Patient build-up from Leeds results in Summerville dribbling across the edge of the box, tee-ing up Georginio who can't keep his shot down and finds Row Z instead of the top corner. Game being played at a slower tempo now.
Good tracking back
67' Rubin Colwill hammers a shot high over the bar. Cardiff broke from a poor Summerville touch, but Leeds got players back to put pressure on Colwill.
All Gray
59' BAR! Dan James' looping effort comes off the top of the crossbar after Archie Gray's lovely through-ball down the right.
56' Silky stuff from Leeds. Georginio and Summerville combine with a one-two inside the area. Former tees up the latter with a scooped pass into the area. Summerville hits it on the volley, off target, though.
Tee'd up
49' CLOSE! Summerville strikes from Bamford's cute lay-off but narrowly misses the far post. Good build-up once again as Rodon switches it out to the left and Firpo finds a ball into the middle.
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