David Wagner turns up heat on Leeds United as Norwich City gear up for play-offs

Norwich City boss David Wagner is predicting an "electric" Championship play-off semi-final against Leeds United. A final day defeat away to Birmingham City saw the Canaries slip to sixth in the table to set up a two-legged semi-final with the Whites.

The first leg will take place at Carrow Road a week today, with the reverse fixture four days later. Wagner, who guided Huddersfield Town to promotion via the play-offs in 2017, has spoken of his pride over securing a top-six finish.

"It is absolutely fantastic," Wagner said. "We've done a job over 46 games - something which we had as a target at the start of the season. To confirm it today is top class.

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"Everyone who knows where we have come from, finishing 13th last season, a difficult autumn with a couple of months where the football club was anything but united, the players turned it. We turned it.

"It is an absolutely unbelievable achievement to be part of the post-season. This is what everyone has worked hard for in the last 10 months. To be part of the most exciting three weeks of the year is just great for Norwich City Football Club.

"We're really looking forward to the challenge. It's no problem to say we are the underdogs, and they are the favourites. I am used to this role in the play-offs.

"I know that this is now a new competition. Everyone starts with a 25 per cent chance of being a Premier League club in the next season, and the first step is to make it a 50 per cent [chance]. It will be electric.

"They worked so hard to be part of it. Now they are. But Leeds United should only be a first stop. We have a higher target, it's clear what it is and we will go for this."