FA CUP REPORT Plymouth Argyle 1 Leeds United 4
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- Created on Tuesday, 06 February 2024 23:12
- Last Updated on Wednesday, 07 February 2024 09:15
- Published on Tuesday, 06 February 2024 23:12
- Written by ROSS REID at Home Park
Three extra time goals fired Leeds United into the FA Cup fifth round following a 4-1 win at Championship rivals Plymouth.Substitutes Georginio Rutter and Crysencio Summerville combined to put United 3-1 up before a 117th minute own goal by Argyle striker Ryan Hardie capped a comprehensive United win in relentless rain at Home Park.
As Plymouth pressed for an extra time leveller, Summerville teed up Rutter to sweep home Leeds’ third goal in the 111th minute.
Seven minutes into extra time Rutter had put Summerville on his way to a brilliant individual goal as he cut in from the left before beating home keeper Conor Hazard with a soaring strike.
Argyle’s misery was completed when Ilia Gruev’s flag kick flew off Hardie and skidded past keeper Conor Hazard.
Leeds now travel to Premier League Aston Villa or Chelsea on Wednesday February 28.
The replay sparked to life in the 13th minute when a brilliant through ball from Sam Byram found Mateo Joseph on the run.
Joseph beat marker Lewis Gibson in a tussle for the ball but could not beat Northern Ireland keeper Hazard, who got enough glove on a rising shot to turn the ball onto the woodwork.
Leeds hit the frame of the goal again in the 20th minute as Glen Kamara teed up Joel Piroe on the edge of the box.
Piroe’s thundering drive from the edge of the box took enough of a deflection off Argyle central defender Brendan Galloway to turn the ball on to the face of the bar.
Another let-off for Plymouth, who responded on the counter with skipper Joe Edwards forcing a routine save for Illan Meslier after being set-up by Plymouth top scorer Morgan Whittaker.
Defender Sam Byram made a superb clearance to keep the ball away from Callum Wright as striker Hardie’s pacy cross from the right beat Meslier in the 25th minute and skimmed along the six yard box.
Joseph went close with a 55th minute shot, which took the faintest of deflections off central defender Gibson’s heel and flew just past the post, covered by a diving Hazard.
Leeds pressure eventually told as Wilfried Gnonto fired them ahead in the 66th minute with a superb, measured right-foot strike from the edge of the box to beat Hazard at full stretch.
Argyle levelled from a 78th minute Whittaker free kick from the left as teenage central defender Ashley Phillips looped the far post ball over Meslier to central defender Brendan Galloway, who chested the ball home on the line.
Substitute Joe Gelhardt smashed a thumping half volley off the post in stoppage time, when Hardie forced a last minute save from Meslier as Argyle responded positively.
Leeds sub Summerville scored a brilliant individual goal to put Leeds ahead seven minutes into extra time, cutting into the box from the left before sending a shot out of Hazard’s reach into the far corner.
It signalled Leeds extra time intent...
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