Both teams had the opportunity to advance to the semi-final match in Yorkshire after the first leg of the match ended goalless at Carrow Road. Elland Road erupted in uproar as the hosts took the lead in the seventh minute thanks to a free kick from Ilia Gruev that caught the Canaries off guard. Thirteen minutes later, the excitement reached new heights as Joel Piroe’s header from Wilfried Gnonto’s long cross beat Angus Gunn for possession and made it 2-0.
Georginio Rutter scored the game’s final goal in the fortyth minute, sending a shot into the net off the crossbar to make it 3-0. Daniel Farke’s team was not pleased with the score at halftime. Still applying pressure, the Whites added a fourth goal when Crysencio Summerville beat Gunn with a cross from Junior Firpo with 68 minutes remaining. They were able to comfortably win the game and secure their place at Wembley as a result.
As a result, Ipswich will play in a higher division than Norwich for the first time since the Canaries’ spell in division One in 2009–2010. Additionally, since the Blues are now in the Premier League, there won’t be an East Anglian derby the following season. Leeds, who collected 90 points to finish third in the regular season, will travel to the capital on May 26 to play one of two teams—Southampton or West Brom—in an attempt to secure a berth in the top division. Tomorrow night (8pm) at St. Mary’s, the Saints will play the Baggies in the second leg of their semi-final match. The first leg ended in a scoreless draw.