Three days after captain Ethan Ampadu suffered lateral ligament damage in victory against Coventry City, Leeds lost the services of another centre midfielder at Carrow Road as Ilia Gruev was forced off with a knee injury. Gruev, who was replaced by Joe Rothwell, was forced off just five minutes after Norwich had taken the lead through a Josh Sargent penalty awarded for Joe Rodon's foul on the Canaries attacker.
But Willy Gnonto had been a threat for Leeds from the outset and the Italian winger set up Largie Ramazani to draw Leeds level on the hour mark with a neat through ball from which Ramazani fired home a clinical finish.
Graham Smyth, the YEP’s chief football writer, hands out the scores from a hard evening against the Canaries.
13. Patrick Bamford (sub)
5 - Put himself about straight away but couldn't quite making anything telling happen in the final third. Touch looked a little rusty. Photo: Ryan Hiscott
14. Joel Piroe (sub)
5 - Didn't make an impact on the game or get into it during his cameo. Photo: Ben Roberts Photo
15. Sam Byram (sub)
N/A - A couple of big aerial wins. Came under a bit of pressure late on. Photo: Jess Hornby
16. Joe Gelhardt (sub)
N/A - Got himself involved, a couple of tidy touches but a bit of sloppiness and got himself involved with Sainz off the ball. Photo: Stephen Pond
17. Stephen Martin (referee)
4 - Stephen Martin Inconsistent with his yellow cards. Seemed to react to complaints rather than what he himself had seen. Photo: Catherine Ivill