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

Here we go again...

Welcome back to Elland Road.

No pre-season friendlies here this summer therefore it’s been a long wait to get back into the ground, but it’s finally here. Cardiff await this afternoon.

Team news from 1:30pm. 46 games to go, soon to be 45. Strap in.