Wednesday , 30 September 2026

West Ham United FC vs Leeds United FC, FA Cup 2025-26 QUARTER FINALS

FA Cup · 2025-26
West Ham United FC
4 – 6
2 – 4 pen
Full Time
Leeds United FC
Sun 5 Apr 2026 · 15:30 UTC London Stadium 62,260 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 26' Ao Tanaka
0–2 75' Dominic Calvert-Lewin pen
Mateus Fernandes 90+3' 1–2
Axel Disasi 90+6' 2–2
Y 40' Lukas Nmecha
Y 47' Ethan Ampadu
Max Kilman 74' Y
Y 90' Jayden Bogle
Kyle Walker-Peters 105' Y

Overview

Match Preview

West Ham United FC vs Leeds United FC — FA Cup at London Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Craig Pawson
  • Assistant 1 Lee Betts
  • Assistant 2 Matt Wilkes (England)
4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 20.3 goals/game

Head-to-Head

5
1
3
West Ham United FC 9 games · Avg 4.1 goals Leeds United FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-05 West Ham United FC 4–6 Leeds United FC 2025-10-24 Leeds United FC 2–1 West Ham United FC 2023-05-21 West Ham United FC 3–1 Leeds United FC 2023-01-04 Leeds United FC 2–2 West Ham United FC 2022-01-16 West Ham United FC 2–3 Leeds United FC

Recent Form

West Ham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Apr Leeds United FC H 4–6 L
22 Mar Aston Villa FC A 0–2 L
14 Mar Manchester City FC H 1–1 D
09 Mar Brentford FC H 7–5 W
04 Mar Fulham FC A 1–0 W
28 Feb Liverpool FC A 2–5 L
Leeds United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Apr West Ham United FC A 6–4 W
21 Mar Brentford FC H 0–0 D
15 Mar Crystal Palace FC A 0–0 D
08 Mar Norwich City FC H 3–0 W
03 Mar Sunderland AFC H 0–1 L
28 Feb Manchester City FC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

78% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
89% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
West Ham United FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Leeds United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Ham United FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Leeds United FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between West Ham United FC and Leeds United FC is underway.
  • 5' Leeds United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering West Ham United FC that had 346 games and scored 473 goals.
  • 15' West Ham United FC is showing some good football. However, West Ham United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' West Ham United FC have won 473 goals from 346 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 26' The Japan Ao Tanaka breaks the deadlock on 26 minutes. 0-1!
  • 31' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 36' Ethan Ampadu has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 412 appearances.
  • 38' The Leeds United FC manager makes a substitution. Anton Stach departs to be replaced by Brenden Aaronson.
  • 40' Lukas Nmecha is having his name booked by the referee on 40.
  • 45' West Ham United FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Leeds United FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 46' The West Ham United FC manager makes a substitution. Soungoutou Magassa departs to be replaced by Pablo Felipe.
  • 47' Ethan Ampadu was booked on 47.
  • 52' Leeds United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sebastiaan Bornauw is hanging Joe Rodon on the field on 52 minute.
  • 57' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 62' Over 62 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 67' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 69' A tactical swap from Leeds United FC — Ilia Gruev on, Ao Tanaka off on 69 minutes.
  • 74' Max Kilman picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 75' What composure from Dominic Calvert-Lewin! The England international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 80' It looks surprising Leeds United FC does not make any changes. Jayden Bogle has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 85' Leeds United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 90' Jayden Bogle picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-6 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

West Ham United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Leeds United FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jarrod Bowen 4
Jack Harrison 4
Gianluca Scamacca 2
Declan Rice 2
Mateusz Klich 2
Rodrigo 2
Degnand Gnonto 2
Tomas Soucek 2

Head to Head

2026-04-05 West Ham United FC 4–6 Leeds United FC 2025-10-24 Leeds United FC 2–1 West Ham United FC 2023-05-21 West Ham United FC 3–1 Leeds United FC 2023-01-04 Leeds United FC 2–2 West Ham United FC 2022-01-16 West Ham United FC 2–3 Leeds United FC

West Ham United FC Form

2026-04-05 West Ham United FC 4–6 Leeds United FC L 2026-03-22 Aston Villa FC 2–0 West Ham United FC L 2026-03-14 West Ham United FC 1–1 Manchester City FC D 2026-03-09 West Ham United FC 7–5 Brentford FC W 2026-03-04 Fulham FC 0–1 West Ham United FC W 2026-02-28 Liverpool FC 5–2 West Ham United FC L

Leeds United FC Form

2026-04-05 West Ham United FC 4–6 Leeds United FC W 2026-03-21 Leeds United FC 0–0 Brentford FC D 2026-03-15 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 Leeds United FC D 2026-03-08 Leeds United FC 3–0 Norwich City FC W 2026-03-03 Leeds United FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC L 2026-02-28 Leeds United FC 0–1 Manchester City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.11 West Ham United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.31 Leeds United FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
West Ham United FC36% Draw23% Leeds United FC41%
Actual: Leeds United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 4.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 80%
20%
± 3.5 63%
37%
± 4.5 45%
55%

Double Chance

West Ham United FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Leeds United FC
64%
West Ham United FC or Leeds United FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
West Ham United FC30% Draw36% Leeds United FC34%
Actual: Leeds United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–6 not predicted
4 – 6
Actual
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
6.7%
1 – 1
6.6%
2 – 1
6.1%
2 – 3
5.2%
1 – 3
5%
3 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 3
3.7%
0 – 2
3.3%
2 – 4
3.1%
1 – 4
2.9%

Asian Handicap — West Ham United FC

Handicap West Ham United FC covers Push Leeds United FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 11% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 16% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 17% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 13% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

West Ham United FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.