Just as it seemed Leeds United were staring at another early FA Cup exit to file with the rest of them, the teenage substitute Sonny Perkins struck in the third of five minutes of second-half stoppage time to earn a replay against 10-man Cardiff City.
Leeds’s recent history in this competition is ignominious at best – they have gone out at this stage in each of the five previous seasons – and at half-time they trailed to goals by Jaden Philogene and Sheyi Ojo. Another substitute, Rodrigo, headed in within five minutes of entering and then had a penalty saved before Perkins, on his second senior appearance, soothed the pain somewhat by registering his first professional goal.
