Gnonto and Leeds United qualify for Championship play-off final

Italy international Wilfried Gnonto is now just one game away from becoming a Premier League player again after Leeds United rose to a 4-0 victory over Norwich City in the Championship play-off semi-final second leg on Thursday night.

Leeds have now booked their place in the Championship play-off final, which will be played at Wembley on Saturday 26 May at 15.00 BST.

They will go on to face either one of Southampton or West Brom, who will play the second leg of their semi-final at 20.00 on Friday night, with the scores currently level at 0-0.

Gnonto back in form

Gnonto, who is currently the only active Italian player in the Championship, started both legs of Leeds’ play-off semis, and has enjoyed a recent run of starts in the matchday XI.

He had suffered with an ankle injury in the autumn, and was left out of the squad for two games on two occasions in the second half of the season, but otherwise has been a relatively consistent figure in the Leeds matchday squads.

The 20-year-old winger has chipped in with eight goals and two assists from 36 appearances in the English second tier in 2023-24, adding to his six goal involvements in the Premier League last term.