West Ham United Form
Curiously, the London side have reached such a late stage of the FA Cup without recording a single win in normal time. In all three of their matches, the club drew. In the first two rounds, the team overcame lower-league opposition in extra time, and in the Round of 16 they needed a penalty shootout. At home, West Ham United hosted Brentford, with the score as follows – 2:2, extra time 0:0, on penalties 5:3. Incidentally, the club have reached the quarter-finals of this cup for the first time since 2006.
- West Ham United's winless run in the FA Cup stands at seven matches (four draws and three defeats).
- Both teams to score landed in five of West Ham United's previous seven matches in this tournament.
- The club have not scored more than once in normal time in six of their last seven matches in this cup.
Potential West Ham United Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Alphonse Areola – Kyle Walker-Peters, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Axel Disasi, Oliver Scarles – Tomas Soucek, Mohamadu Kante – Adama Traore, Jarrod Bowen, Mateusz Fernandes – Pablo.
Leeds United Form
Daniel Farke's men have not yet faced Premier League opposition in this season's competition. In their opening match, the club beat Derby away from home (3:1), and then also came through on the road against Birmingham (1:1, extra time 0:0, on penalties 4:2). Surprisingly, the easiest match came in the previous round, when Leeds United thrashed Norwich 3:0 at their home ground. It is worth noting that the team have not reached the quarter-finals of this tournament since 2003.
- The team have failed to win seven of their previous nine matches in this cup (four wins and three draws).
- Exactly two or three goals were scored in seven of Leeds United's last 10 FA Cup matches.
- Both teams to score landed in the club's last four away matches in this tournament.
Potential Leeds United Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Lucas Perri – Sebastian Bornauw, Ethan Ampadu, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Jaka Bijol – Sean Longstaff, Ao Tanaka – Wilfried Gnonto, Joel Piroe, Daniel James – Lukas Nmecha.
Who Will Referee the Match
Craig Pawson (England)
Matches – 20 (the Premier League and English cups, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 55;
Yellow cards per match – 2.8;
Red cards shown – 3;
Fouls per match – 22;
Penalties – 20%.
* For each team, the starting XI from its previous match in this tournament is listed.
