English FA Cup

FT Sunday, April 5, 2026
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Match Report

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
20
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
8
5
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
5
44.5
Possession
55.5
21
SHOTS
22
8
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.3
2
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
376
Accurate Passes
494
490
Passes
604
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
17
23
Crosses
39
0.1
Cross %
0.4
68
Long Balls
78
26
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
7
15
Effective Tackles
13
23
Tackles
24
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
15
Interceptions
5
41
Effective Clearances
29
41
Clearances
29

Highlights

01:25 Hutchison praises West Ham's late comeback despite FA Cup exit Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

WHU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Alphonse AreolaG
  2. 3Max KilmanCD-L
  3. 4Axel DisasiCD-R
  4. 12El Hadji Malick DioufLB
  5. 2Kyle Walker-PetersRB
  6. 18Mateus FernandesAM
  7. 32Freddie PottsLM
  8. 27Soungoutou MagassaRM
  9. 11Valentín CastellanosF
  10. 20Jarrod BowenAM-L
  11. 17Adama TraoréAM-R

LEE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Lucas PerriG
  2. 15Jaka BijolCD
  3. 5Pascal StruijkCD-L
  4. 6Joe RodonCD-R
  5. 22Ao TanakaCM-L
  6. 4Ethan AmpaduCM-R
  7. 24James JustinLM
  8. 2Jayden BogleRM
  9. 14Lukas NmechaF
  10. 19Noah OkaforCF-L
  11. 18Anton StachCF-R

Timeline

  1. 26' Goal! West Ham United 0, Leeds United 1. Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
  2. 38' Substitution, Leeds United. Brenden Aaronson replaces Anton Stach because of an injury.
  3. 40' Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo replaces Soungoutou Magassa.
  5. 45' Substitution, West Ham United. Tomás Soucek replaces Freddie Potts.
  6. 47' Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 52' Substitution, Leeds United. Sebastiaan Bornauw replaces Joe Rodon because of an injury.
  8. 69' Substitution, Leeds United. Wilfried Gnonto replaces Noah Okafor.
  9. 69' Substitution, Leeds United. Dominic Calvert-Lewin replaces Lukas Nmecha.
  10. 69' Substitution, Leeds United. Ilia Gruev replaces Ao Tanaka.
  11. 74' Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 75' Goal! West Ham United 0, Leeds United 2. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  13. 90'+1' Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+3' Goal! West Ham United 1, Leeds United 2. Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  15. 90'+6' Goal! West Ham United 2, Leeds United 2. Axel Disasi (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a cross.
  16. 90' First Half Extra Time begins West Ham United 2, Leeds United 2.
  17. 105'+2' Kyle Walker-Peters (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 105'+3' First Half Extra Time ends, West Ham United 2, Leeds United 2.
  19. 105' Substitution, West Ham United. Mohamadou Kanté replaces Valentín Castellanos.
  20. 105' Substitution, West Ham United. Ollie Scarles replaces El Hadji Malick Diouf.
  21. 105' Substitution, Leeds United. Joël Piroe replaces Jayden Bogle.
  22. 105'
  23. 120' Substitution, West Ham United. Finlay Herrick replaces Alphonse Areola because of an injury.
  24. 120'+5' Substitution, West Ham United. Ezra Mayers replaces Adama Traoré.
  25. 120'+6' Second Half Extra Time ends, West Ham United 2, Leeds United 2.
  26. 120' Penalty Shootout begins West Ham United 2, Leeds United 2.
  27. 120' Penalty Shootout ends, West Ham United 2(2), Leeds United 2(4).

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