Leeds United vs Cardiff City LIVE: FA Cup result, final score and reaction
Follow live coverage as Leeds United take on Cardiff City in the FA Cup today.
The third-round replay comes after a 2-2 draw in Wales last time out, where Sonny Perkins rescued a draw in the final minutes of the game for the Premier League side after Cardiff had initially taken a two-goal lead. Whichever side emerges triumphant from this replay knows that they will be away from home in the fourth round, having been drawn to face the winners of Boreham Wood and Accrington Stanley - who face their own replay on Tuesday 24 January.
In terms of league performance, Leeds lost on Friday night to Aston Villa, leaving them 15th in the top flight, while Cardiff drew with Wigan to sit 21st in the Championship.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Leeds vs Cardiff LIVE: FA Cup updates
Leeds XI - Meslier, Kristensen, Llorente, Wober, Firpo, Roca, Adams, Greenwood, Harrison, Rodrigo, Gnonto
Cardiff XI - Alnwich, Sang, Nelson, Simpson, Bagan, Rinomhota, Sawyers, Ojo, R Colwill, Harris, Etete
Goal, 1’ - Gnonto volleys in the opener from the first attack
Goal, 34’ - Rodrigo doubles Leeds’ lead to put them in control
Goal, 36’ - Gnonto has his second as hosts hit quickfire double
Goal, 71’ - Bamford scores off the bench
Goal, 76’ - Two in five minutes for Bamford to add gloss
Leeds United FC 5 - 2 Cardiff City FC
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94' Goal Cardiff. Robinson scores from the penalty spot. 5-2
— Leeds United (@LUFC) January 18, 2023
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Second Half ends, Leeds United 5, Cardiff City 2.
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90 - @CallumRobinson7 scores a second from the penalty spot. Handball punished. (5-2)#CityAsOne | @EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/OC1wbRLZYP
— Cardiff City FC (@CardiffCityFC) January 18, 2023
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Offside, Cardiff City. Jack Simpson tries a through ball, but Isaak Davies is caught offside.
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Goal! Leeds United 5, Cardiff City 2. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
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VAR Decision: Penalty Cardiff City.
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Foul by Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City).
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Penalty conceded by Marc Roca (Leeds United) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
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89 - Late sub for City: Whyte replacing Ojo. (5-1)#CityAsOne | @EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/kmKUy178G5
— Cardiff City FC (@CardiffCityFC) January 18, 2023
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Substitution, Cardiff City. Gavin Whyte replaces Sheyi Ojo.
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84 - @CallumRobinson7 heads home at close range. (5-1)#CityAsOne | @EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/qhR6yzUj2K
— Cardiff City FC (@CardiffCityFC) January 18, 2023
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Attempt blocked. Marc Roca (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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84' Goal Cardiff. Robinson pulls one back for the visitors. 5-1
— Leeds United (@LUFC) January 18, 2023
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Goal! Leeds United 5, Cardiff City 1. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.
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Foul by Patrick Bamford (Leeds United).
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Foul by Sam Greenwood (Leeds United).
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3️⃣ goals in 2️⃣ games! He’s back! pic.twitter.com/z0sbdUjQKU
— Leeds United (@LUFC) January 18, 2023
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Substitution, Leeds United. Luis Sinisterra replaces Jack Harrison.
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Foul by Isaak Davies (Cardiff City).
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Junior Firpo (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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FIVE!!! pic.twitter.com/yG1KYiz4sN
— Leeds United (@LUFC) January 18, 2023
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76 - Goal. Bamford. (5-0)#CityAsOne | @EmiratesFACup
— Cardiff City FC (@CardiffCityFC) January 18, 2023
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Goal! Leeds United 5, Cardiff City 0. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
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Foul by Jack Harrison (Leeds United).
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Attempt missed. Jack Harrison (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Rasmus Kristensen with a cross.
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Offside, Cardiff City. Jack Simpson tries a through ball, but Callum Robinson is caught offside.
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Attempt missed. Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
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Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Greenwood with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Tom Sang.
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71 - Goal. Bamford. (4-0)#CityAsOne | @EmiratesFACup
— Cardiff City FC (@CardiffCityFC) January 18, 2023
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DU DU DU DU PATRICK BAMFORD!!! pic.twitter.com/oHo7FV7YJC
— Leeds United (@LUFC) January 18, 2023
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Goal! Leeds United 4, Cardiff City 0. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) left footed shot from the right side of the box.
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Attempt blocked. Marc Roca (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Jak Alnwick.
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Attempt saved. Joe Gelhardt (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Junior Firpo.
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Offside, Cardiff City. Joel Bagan tries a through ball, but Isaak Davies is caught offside.
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Substitution, Leeds United. Joe Gelhardt replaces Wilfried Gnonto.
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Attempt missed. Jack Harrison (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
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Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Ryan Wintle.
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64 - Double change for City: Robinson and Davies replace Rinomhota and Etete. (3-0)#CityAsOne | @EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/lLBxcxRUjX
— Cardiff City FC (@CardiffCityFC) January 18, 2023
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Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Jack Simpson.
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Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson replaces Andy Rinomhota.
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Substitution, Cardiff City. Isaak Davies replaces Kion Etete.
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61’ Gnonto threads a sumptuous pass through to Bamford, he’s one on one with Alnwick, but the Cardiff keeper pulls off another great save. 3-0 pic.twitter.com/lgg0KFzhmC
— Leeds United (@LUFC) January 18, 2023
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Foul by Jack Simpson (Cardiff City).
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Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Offside, Leeds United. Wilfried Gnonto tries a through ball, but Patrick Bamford is caught offside.
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59 - Gnonto fires just wide from 20-yards. (3-0)#CityAsOne | @EmiratesFACup
— Cardiff City FC (@CardiffCityFC) January 18, 2023
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Offside, Leeds United. Brenden Aaronson tries a through ball, but Wilfried Gnonto is caught offside.
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Attempt missed. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box.
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Junior Firpo (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Substitution, Leeds United. Luke Ayling replaces Maximilian Wöber because of an injury.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Maximilian Wöber (Leeds United).
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Attempt missed. Jack Harrison (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wilfried Gnonto.
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Foul by Joel Bagan (Cardiff City).
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match (Cardiff City).
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Maximilian Wöber (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Maximilian Wöber (Leeds United).
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Attempt missed. Marc Roca (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
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Foul by Maximilian Wöber (Leeds United).
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Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Cédric Kipré.
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Attempt blocked. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Bamford.
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46 - We are back underway at Elland Road.
Kipré & Wintle replace Colwill & Harris for the second half. (3-0)#CityAsOne | @EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/BdFfrBIUnh— Cardiff City FC (@CardiffCityFC) January 18, 2023
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Second Half begins Leeds United 3, Cardiff City 0.
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Substitution, Cardiff City. Cédric Kipré replaces Mark Harris.
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Substitution, Leeds United. Patrick Bamford replaces Rodrigo.
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👏👏👏 @Cli5hy pic.twitter.com/UbEUVNMg5j
— Leeds United (@LUFC) January 18, 2023
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𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: Goals from Willy Gnonto either side of Rodrigo's cool strike, gives #LUFC a 3-0 lead against Cardiff
— Leeds United (@LUFC) January 18, 2023
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A tough first half for the #Bluebirds, who are behind by three at the interval.#CityAsOne | @EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/I57xOWn1wy
— Cardiff City FC (@CardiffCityFC) January 18, 2023
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First Half ends, Leeds United 3, Cardiff City 0.
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43 - Ruled out. VAR chalks it off. (3-0)#CityAsOne | @EmiratesFACup https://t.co/y4DWriYFU2
— Cardiff City FC (@CardiffCityFC) January 18, 2023
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45' Scrap that, VAR is working tonight and the goal is ruled offside. Score remains 3-0 https://t.co/7ONdggzPBd
— Leeds United (@LUFC) January 18, 2023
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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43 - GOAL! City pull one back. Nelson header! (3-1)#CityAsOne | @EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/Y9hPlbHbHt
— Cardiff City FC (@CardiffCityFC) January 18, 2023
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VAR Checking: Cardiff City Goal (Rubin Colwill).
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43' Goal Cardiff. Nelson pulls one back for the visitors after heading in from close range. 3-1
— Leeds United (@LUFC) January 18, 2023
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Offside, Cardiff City. Curtis Nelson tries a through ball, but Andy Rinomhota is caught offside.
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Attempt blocked. Kion Etete (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sheyi Ojo with a cross.
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Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Maximilian Wöber.
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🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/bIEhCLUKSO
— Leeds United (@LUFC) January 18, 2023
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Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
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Tom Sang (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Rodrigo (Leeds United).
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Tom Sang (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Offside, Leeds United. Rasmus Kristensen tries a through ball, but Jack Harrison is caught offside.
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36 - Gnonto adds a third for the home side. (3-0)#CityAsOne | @EmiratesFACup
— Cardiff City FC (@CardiffCityFC) January 18, 2023
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AND ANOTHER ONE!!! pic.twitter.com/9jQIbuLXrK
— Leeds United (@LUFC) January 18, 2023
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Goal! Leeds United 3, Cardiff City 0. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) right footed shot from the left side of the box.
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34 - Leeds score a second. Rodrigo. (2-0)#CityAsOne | @EmiratesFACup
— Cardiff City FC (@CardiffCityFC) January 18, 2023
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RODRIGGGGGGOOOOAAAALLLLL!!! pic.twitter.com/x9dzQ2AQFt
— Leeds United (@LUFC) January 18, 2023
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32 - Bagan with an important clearance on the line, stopping Greenwood's strike from doubling Leeds' advantage. (1-0)#CityAsOne | @EmiratesFACup
— Cardiff City FC (@CardiffCityFC) January 18, 2023
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Goal! Leeds United 2, Cardiff City 0. Rodrigo (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Harrison with a through ball.
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Attempt saved. Sheyi Ojo (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
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Attempt blocked. Sam Greenwood (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
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Attempt blocked. Marc Roca (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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