Norwich City 2-3 Leeds United: Crysencio Summerville double helps comeback win
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Crysencio Summerville's double took him to four goals for the season
Leeds United fought back from 2-0 down at Norwich City as Daniel Farke's return to Carrow Road ended in a thrilling Championship win.
Shane Duffy's glancing near-post header from Gabriel Sara's corner gave City an early lead before Sara dribbled his way through the Whites defence to smash a fine second into the top corner just before half-time.
Leeds had wasted a glut of first-half chances but clawed one back when Duffy inadvertently guided Daniel James' cutback into his own net.
Crysencio Summerville then took charge, curling in a fine equaliser before finishing off a rapid break for the winner with five minutes left.
The Dutchman's double gave Leeds three straight league wins for the first time since May 2021 and lifted them up to third, within six points of second-placed Ipswich, while a fifth defeat in eight leaves David Wagner's stuttering Canaries in 10th.
Farke made his first return to Carrow Road since being sacked two years ago with his new charges in good form, but it was Norwich who started brightly. Duffy profited with his first goal for the club and then had an identical second ruled out for a push in a frantic and open first half.
Farke's side began to pick their way through the City rearguard with ease as Glen Kamara and Joel Piroe fired good chances wide when well placed, and James also blazed over when clean through.
Norwich lost goalkeeper Angus Gunn to what looked like a thigh problem as the tide continued to turn against the hosts, only for some Brazilian magic from Sara to put City seemingly in control.
After seeing his side miss a glut of chances, Farke sensed his opportunity after Duffy's own goal and sent on Patrick Bamford and the returning Wilfried Gnonto, showing off Leeds' attacking riches.
Norwich tried to hang on, but the incessant pressure inevitably told and it was no surprise when Summerville's eight-minute brace turned the game on its head.
Norwich head coach David Wagner told BBC Radio Norfolk:
"We take the result, it hurts, it's disappointing for sure. You take the performance, no complaints.
"The performance was good. Make sure you perform consistently and we will win football matches.
"This is how football works and what we have to be focussed on. To lose at home, to lose in this way is anything but good or nice to take, but we have to take it on the chin.
"I can see a difference between the performance and the result. Of course we have to solve some situations better, especially before the goals, but we can't now say everything was poor today because we lost, because there were a lot of good things and good individual performances"
Leeds boss Daniel Farke told BBC Radio Leeds:
"I was already pleased with the first-half performance. We created more chances than you would expect at a difficult away ground and we missed an unbelievable amount of chances.
"We spoke at half-time about normally you are disappointed when you are 2-0 down, there's something wrong, but we said no, it's important we stay on it and we don't lose our nerve.
"I had a feeling if we keep going we had a great chance to travel away with the points and the lads fulfilled my wishes and turned the game completely. It was a brilliant second half.
"I was not happy with the draw, I wanted to win the game and that was the reason we brought on more or less all of our offensive players."