Leeds United 2-2 Cardiff City highlights: Late Summerville equaliser spares Elland Road's blushes on opening day

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Leeds United begin their 2023/24 campaign at home to Cardiff City this afternoon. Kick-off is scheduled for 2:30pm at Elland Road.

Daniel Farke takes to the home dugout at Elland Road for the first time today as the Whites welcome Erol Bulut’s Bluebirds in their Championship opener.

Leeds are without strikers Patrick Bamford, Georginio Rutter and Mateo Joseph through injury, leaving Joe Gelhardt, Willy Gnonto and Daniel James as the new manager’s options to lead the line in attack.

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Cardiff are injury-hit themselves, but have signed boyhood fan and Wales icon Aaron Ramsey during the summer transfer window.

Leeds host Cardiff City in their 2023/24 season opener at Elland Road. (Pic: Getty)Leeds host Cardiff City in their 2023/24 season opener at Elland Road. (Pic: Getty)
Leeds host Cardiff City in their 2023/24 season opener at Elland Road. (Pic: Getty)

Leeds’ first summer addition Ethan Ampadu is expected to start in midfield this afternoon, while fellow new signing Sam Byram is also in line to start after a pre-season in which he proved his fitness.

Karl Darlow will be named on the substitutes’ bench as Leeds’ No. 1 Illan Meslier remains at the club, despite a summer of transfer speculation.

Follow all the action throughout the afternoon with the Yorkshire Evening Post. Live match updates, build-up, team news, minute-by-minute coverage and post match quotes here.

Leeds United 2-2 Cardiff City LIVE

Key Events

  • Bowler opens scoring
  • Ugbo doubles Cardiff lead
  • Cooper scores but is stretchered off
  • Summerville rescues a point at the death

25’ Sinisterra performs a Maradona-esque spin to turn away from Ralls then is chopped down on the edge of the penalty area by Wintle. Free-kick Leeds in a dangerous position.

23’ Cardiff open the scoring against the run of play. O’Dowda with a free run down the left, cuts back to Bowler on the penalty spot. Ampadu blocks his first effort which falls to Ugbo. He lays off Bowler again who makes no mistake the second time.

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18’ Leeds really putting Cardiff under now. Sinisterra and James combine down the left and the latter’s ball across the six-yard box is deflected away from the arriving white shirts. Bluebirds under the cosh.

Would’ve been a lovely finish

17’ CHANCE! Sinisterra’s switch out to Ayling is chested into Gnonto who makes a good run. Strikes first time on the half volley and almost finds the net with a fine effort. Just wide.

16’ Leeds’ first meaningful entry into Cardiff’s penalty area as Summerville drives through the middle and the ball is prodded into Gnonto’s path. Gets his shot off, which is blocked, Gray then has two bites at the cherry but blue bodies in the way.

14’ Summerville tries to set Gnonto free through the middle after a turnover of possession but the pass runs too long and into Alnwick’s grasp.

9’ Hjelde penalised for a high challenge on Ramsey deep inside Cardiff’s half. A 50-50 which he came late to. No card.

17 years of age, the lad

6’ Gray - who has looked tidy in possession so far - dropping into right-back whenever Leeds have the ball, with Ayling practically on the forward line. Played a similar-ish role for England’s Under-17s over the summer. Clearly something Farke has worked on.