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 equalised deep into 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 headed 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.
Leeds replied through the substitute Rodrigo, who would later see a penalty saved by Jak Alnwick, the spot-kick awarded after Joel Bagan’s…
