Key events
Teams
I make it nine changes for Leeds from the Premier League defeat by Sunderland. But just one for Norwich, with Vladan Kovacevic replaced by Daniel Grimshaw in goal.
Leeds: Lucas Perri, Bornauw, Bijol, Gudmundsson, James, Ampadu, Longstaff, Gnonto, Piroe, Tanaka, Nmecha. Substitutes: Darlow, Byram, Bogle, Justin, Struijk, Gruev, Stach, Buonanotte, Aaronson.
Norwich: Grimshaw, Fisher, McConville, Cordoba, Chrisene, Field, McLean, Gibbs, Maghoma, Ahmed, Kvistgaarden. Substitutes: Kovacevic, Stacey, Medic, Darling, Wright, Springett, Forson, Ben Slimane, Mundle-Smith.
Referee: Darren England
I’m sure Leeds fans will be devastated to see Sunderland knocked out after the midweek Premier League encounter when the Black Cats’ timewasting antics were, judging by the BTL comments here, rather noticeable.
Breaking news: Sunderland are OUT! Beaten 1-0 by Port Vale, the bottom club in League One. Port Vale are through to the quarter-finals! Dominic Booth has the remarkable story here:
Preamble
This has all the makings of an FA Cup classic. To be fair, it also has the makings of a dour 0-0 draw decided by an error-strewn yet entertainingly comical penalty shootout. In that sense it’s like any other football match – we literally don’t know what is going to happen, until it’s actually happened.
This is seventh FA Cup meeting between these clubs, with the most recent tie coming back in 1977, five years after Leeds’s only trophy in 1971-72. Win today and Daniel Farke’s side are into the quarter-finals for the first time since 2002-03. But after a frustrating home defeat by Sunderland in midweek, and the Whites battling Tottenham and Nottingham Forest to stay clear of the relegation zone, some fans may prefer to concentrate on the Premier League.
Norwich are on a good run in the Championship, with four wins from their last five. They were second-bottom when Philippe Clement was appointed last November and have since climbed to 17th, not entirely out of the woods but in far better shape: adding a deep FA Cup run might be just the ticket. Team news and more coming up.
Kick-off: 4.30pm