FA Cup quarter-final draw: London calling for Leeds United

Leeds United will play away to West Ham United or Brentford for a place in the semi-finals of the FA Cup.

The two London sides meet in the final tie of the fifth round on Monday evening.

Leeds have beaten West Ham already this season, albeit at Elland Road, and drew at Brentford.

If they can make it through to the last four for the first time in nearly four decades, one of the big four remaining sides are guaranteed not to be there after Liverpool were sent to Manchester City in round six.

The Whites have only met Brentford once before in the FA Cup, knocked out 2-1 in the 1952-53 competition, with John Charles scoring their goal. The sides drew 1-1 in December, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin cancelling out Jordan Henderson’s opener.

West Ham knocked Leeds out of the Cup in 2022, and in 1930. Leeds’ only victory over them in the competition came 102 years ago, after a draw at Upton Park. Joe Harris scored the only goal of the game.

Leeds last reached the semi-finals in 1987, when they were beaten 3-2 by eventual winners Coventry City after extra-time at Hillsborough.

HEADS UP: David Rennie heads Leeds United's first goal in their last FA Cup semi-final, against Coventry City in 1987 (Image: Press Association)placeholder image
HEADS UP: David Rennie heads Leeds United's first goal in their last FA Cup semi-final, against Coventry City in 1987 (Image: Press Association)

These days all semi-finals are played at Wembley.

Port Vale, bottom of League One were drawn away to World Club champions Chelsea, whilst quadruple-chasing Arsenal are at Championship Southampton.

Ties will be played over Easter weekend, when there are no Premier League games to be rearranged.

DRAW: Southampton v Arsenal; Chelsea v Port Vale; Manchester City v Liverpool; West Ham United or Brentford v Leeds United.

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