Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds United live: Penalty shoot-out updates after 1-1 draw

Live updates as Leeds United face Sheffield Wednesday in the Carabao Cup second round.

Leeds United face the short trip to Sheffield Wednesday tonight in the Carabao Cup second round.

Here, upon landing at Hillsborough, we will bring you all of the pre-match build-up before line-ups, in-game updates and then post-match reaction and analysis.

In the meantime, here is the early Leeds team news and predicted Whites line-up for the 8pm kick-off which is being shown live on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Ultra HDR.

Leeds out

Worst you could get on penalties, three taken, all three missed, Piroe weak pen saved, DCL skies his over the bar, Longstaff - who didn’t have a good game - sees his saved. A dreadful night for Leeds. Well done Wednesday. We shall see what Farke has to say about that. Leeds head over to the away end who don’t look impressed. The first half showing from Leeds was awful. Terrible goal to concede and then got going too late. Penalties attrocious.

SAVED

Awful

Longstaff must score

Scores

Wrong away again Darlow

Palmer next

Appalling

OVER THE BAR, into orbit

DCL next, more boos

Scores

Darlow wrong way again. 2-0.

Ugbo next

SAVED

Poor pen, too near the middle and saved.

Piroe next

Goal

Bottom right, Darlow wrong way

Empty stand

For the penalties, not in front of the Leeds end. Owls up first. Bannan.

Full time

We are going to penalties

Another huge chance

94: For Calvert-Lewin, tries to apply a sliding finish to a Gnonto cross but Horvath saves - and then gathers another cross.

Looks like pens

93: Into the final 2 minutes and Owls holding firm

WOW Huge miss

91: Calvert-Lewin from the free-kick with the goal gaping, bundles the ball wide.

Added time - 5 minutes

90: As James wins another free kick

Neat link up

89: Between Bogle and James but cross loops onto the roof of the net

Attendance

7801.

James straight away

87: Darts infield and wins a free kick edge of the box. Free kick cleared

Leeds sub

84: James on for Okafor, six minutes away from pens here. Gnonto now on the left, James on the right

CHANCE LEEDS

84: Bogle again, wallops one over the bar from just inside the box after a very decent cross from Calvert-Lewin

GOOAAAAALLLL!!!

81: BOGLE! It had to be. Superb from him. For the second time in a few minutes he storms forward from the back, gets into the box, beats a few men, shot blocked, Gnonto there to help Leeds attack again, slips in Bogle who finishes from a tight angle in front of the packed away end. Bogle and Gnonto have provided the lift Leeds needed.

More danger

75: As Shipston darts into the box but judged to have fouled Bijol. Leeds come again but cross flies through the box. Cross back into the box but ball bobbles wide, Calvert-Lewin header from a Harrison cross. Longstaff then concedes another free kick and again shows his frustration.

Leeds free-kicks

73: In good positions both dealt with. Owls then counter and Longstaff is hassled into clearing for a throw, wanted a foul, not forthcoming

Boos

71: As ex-Blade Bogle replaces Byram, Stach on for Gruev too

Fine run

70: By Gnonto into the box, stormed past a few men, shot blocked though.

Chances Leeds, fine double save

68: Okafor and then Gnonto both denied after a good move through the middle, bright play by Longstaff, fine saves by keeper Horvath. Both powerful shots though both straight at him.

CHANCE LEEDS

66: Corner comes to Gnonto on the edge of the box, plenty of time but he fires it well wide.

Goal Wednesday

64: A mess at the back, ball in the corner, Leeds can’t clear, cross comes in and Darlow saves the first shot but ball spills out to Lowe who fires one in from a tight angle, Darlow gets to it but spills it and ball trickles over the line, gone down as an own goal.

Much better now Leeds

60: Feels like a goal is coming. Okafor very bright, Harrison shot blocked, Gnonto quickly involved, wins a corner

Here comes Calvert-Lewin - and Gnonto

59: Double Leeds change - Dominic Calvert-Lewin debut and Willy Gnonto also on, Aaronson and Nmecha off.

Chance Leeds

56: Aaronson shot deflected over the bar after good pressure on keeper Horvarth by Nmecha, messes up his clearance, Piroe passes to Aaronson for the chance. Aaronson another chance from the corner, just wide, Leeds upping the ante a bit finally

CLOSE LEEDS

54: Piroe free-kick, flies just wide of the left hand post.

Neat by Nmecha

53: Crossfield pass for Byram who wins a free-kick edge of the box

Another grim free kick

51: Low and well wide by Gruev , sarcastic cheers from the home fans

Chances both ends

48: Header from the Leeds corner headed off the line, Owls then attack at pace and Brown’s shot forces Darlow into a good save. Back come Leeds and Okafor wins a free kick after very neat skill, ball looked like it was stuck to his boot as he weaved by a few men.

Bit better

48: Ball down the left from Bijol to Okafor who wins a corner

Players back out

46: And back underway, no changes. Neat lofted ball towards Piroe from Longstaff, Piroe’s backheel doesn’t come off, mistake almost lets Nmecha but keeper comes out to gather

Half time

Poor from Leeds who trudge off

CLOSE. Leeds almost one nil down

Free kick from Lowe just wide, very close. easily closest yet.

Three poor moments from Bijol

Too much on the pass for Byram who can’t control it, Owls looping pass then goes over his head and then he fouls his man. Free kick 25 yards out

Another attempt

45: Okafor from a cleared corner but straight at the keep who saves. Three mins added time now

Bijol again

45: Dithers on half way and almost gets his pocket picked by Lowe.

Owls injury and sub

42: Emery on for Otegbayo - clashed with Harrison. Ball to no one then from Longstaff who has been quiet.

Half a chance Leeds

36: Byram cross to Nmecha, shot blocked and cleared, came after a decent Bornauw pass from deep, Nmecha then wins another free kick. But this has been disappointing from Farke’s side, very little threat and not very exciting. Then another bad moment for Aaronson whose loose touch ends an attack as the ball goes out for a throw.

Terrible free kick

34: By Aaronson, no power, too low and cleared. Owls come roaring forward and a Bijol block is needed to keep out a shot. Nmecha had won the free kick on the right touchline

Mixed bag crosses

29: Good one from Aaronson, has keeper scrambling back but no one there, awful one from Harrison, behind for a goal kick

Best chance yet

28: Okafor cross, finds Aaronson at the far post, looks to bundle the ball in but keeper Horvath saves, Okafor then goes down in the box after cutting in but nothing doing.

Bijol lucky

28: Very weak header back to Darlow, Low almost gets in but Darlow just gets there.

Aaronson again

26: Ball over the top finds Piroe, slips in Aaronson but loses footing and chance gone. Gruev is seeing a lot of the ball and doing okay, patient build up. Bornauw puts a poor pass out for a throw,

Better

23: Nmecha with a decent run in behind and picked out, fires in a decent attempt from the edge of the box which flies over, not too far off.

Hardly a thriller

22: Not much to get excited about so far. Harrison looking bright getting forward from left back but clutching at straws for anyone impressing really.

Chance again

16: Nmecha quick instinctive shot on the turn saved by keeper Horvath after a neat flick from Piroe from another Harrison cross. Darlow than gathers a free kick into the box at the other end. Owls now having a decent spell of possession. Leeds holding firm and looking untroubled.

First chance Leeds

15: Good play by Harrison, gets away down the left, neat low cross finds Aaronson, shot is blocked. Good chance.

Another waste

14: Okafor played in down the side of the box but pullback is cleared.

Harrison cross

12: Wins a corner, Okafor starting to look bright, has sent over a few decent crosses left to right. Harrison puts too much on the corner but Leeds still have the ball and are dominating but without looking hugely threatening. 88 per cent possession and not one shot.

Nice control

9: By Nmecha to pluck the ball out of the sky after corner is eventually cleared.

A waste

5: From Aaronson. Good turn to create space edge of bog but dithered a bit and cross/shot cleared. Okafor is left wing and getting first few touches now. Sends in a good cross that finds Aaronson but again ball is lost, Piroe then loses it in the middle, Bornauw has started brightly, Owls win a corner after Piroe losing the ball starts an attack.

Piroe

3: Actually dropping quite a bit deeper so more as a no 10. Ball down the right for Aaronson behind for a goal kick. Lots of early passes between Bijol and Bornauw at CB.

Underway! Harrison is indeed left back

1: Owls kick us off. Leeds kicking away from their fans and towards empty stand in first half. It’s 4-4-2. Harrison left back, Byram right back, Nmecha and Piroe up tops together.

All set at Hillsborough

Weird atmosphere, away end almost full, two stands empty. Leeds end already in god voice.

Warm ups and DCL first sighting

Team news in full, nine changes:

Leeds team and bench

Leeds United v Sheffield Wednesday: Darlow, Byram, Bornauw, Bijol, Harrison, Gruev, Longstaff, Aaronson, Okafor, Nmecha, Piroe. Subs: Perri, Bogle, Gudmundsson, Rodon, Stach, James, Gnonto, Gray, Calvert-Lewin.

Strong squad, all things considered

Definitely got Piroe, Stach, James, Bogle, Perri, Gruev, Gudmundsson, Harrison, Bornauw. Think Harry Gray was seen. Not seen DCL but doesn’t mean he’s not here, just not seen him take to the pitch.

Leeds United arrivals

How the bookies see it.....

The stage is set

Good evening from Hillsborough!

Trams warning

Leeds team news

Captain Ethan Ampadu remains out with a medial collateral ligament knee injury whilst fellow midfielder Ao Tanaka is a new doubt, also due to MCL problems.

Ampadu damaged his MCL in last Monday night’s first game of the new Premier League season at home to Everton and is set to be sidelined until after the international break.

Tanaka experienced problems with his MCL in Saturday’s defeat at Arsenal but played on until being brought off in the 66th minute. The Japanese star was then facing assessment to see when he would be back fit.

Farke has already declared that he will make more changes than would normally be the case for a cup tie tonight due to the clear priority of survival in the Premier League in which his men take on Newcastle United at Elland Road on Saturday evening.

Full-back James Justin was unveiled as United’s tenth signing of the summer on Monday evening but it is believed that the defender did not sign in time to feature tonight.

New striker signing Dominic Calvert-Lewin, though, could be involved for the first time as he continues to gain fitness.

Fellow summer signings Sebastiaan Bornauw, Jaka Bijol, Sean Longstaff, Noah Okafor and Lukas Nmecha are all contention to make their first starts.

Predicted Leeds line up: Darlow; Bornauw, Bijol, Struijk, Byram; Gruev, Longstaff, Aaronson; Harrison, Okafor, Nmecha.

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