2025-26 FA Cup: Quarter-Finals – West Ham vs Leeds

West Ham bring the Quarter-Finals of the 2025-26 FA Cup to a close as they meet Leeds United at London Stadium. 

Victory would see West Ham reach the semi-finals for the first time since their run to the final in the 2005-06 season, whilst Leeds last progressed beyond this stage in the 1986-87 season.

 

Teams

Jean-Clair Todibo is a doubt for West Ham after he suffered a calf injury during warm-up for their 2-0 Premier League defeat at Aston Villa before the international break.

Crysencio Summerville (hamstring) could return but Lukasz Fabianski (back) remains sidelined.

Leeds will welcome Gabriel Gudmundsson back after he was suspended for their goalless Premier League draw at home to Brentford before the international break.

Noah Okafor (hamstring) is set to return but Dominic Calvert-Lewin (hamstring) and Anton Stach (hip) face late fitness tests.

 

When is Kick-Off?

West Ham host Leeds at London Stadium on Easter Sunday 5 April at 4:30pm BST, live on TNT Sports 1 in the UK.

 

Stat Attack

• West Ham have won two of their three previous FA Cup ties against Leeds (W2, L1), although they only lost their first tie 1-0 in a replay after a 1-1 draw in the initial meeting.
• Leeds lost 2-0 in their only previous FA Cup trip to West Ham’s current home – London Stadium in the third-round stage of the 2021-22 edition.
• West Ham are yet to lose at home to Leeds in three previous FA Cup meetings (W2, D1).
• All five of West Ham’s FA Cup goals this season have been scored by forwards, with Jarrod Bowen and Crysencio Summerville having scored twice whilst Taty Castellanos scored once.
• Leeds’ seven FA Cup goals this season have all been scored by seven different goalscorers.

 

Prediction

Having suffered a frustrating defeat at Villa before the international break in which they were wasteful up front but defensively outclassed, West Ham have had a fortnight to regroup because this is a chance to quickly reignite their momentum as they also fight for top-flight survival.

Leeds too are scrapping for their top-flight lives but are in a drought with no goals in four of their last five games, with their only game in which they scored having been their 3-0 fifth-round win at home against Norwich, which underlines a need to get their goalscoring boots back on quickly.

The first goal therefore is imperative for Leeds because if they don’t get the lead, I can just see West Ham going on to win this tie but even a consolatory goal would do Daniel Farke’s Whites some good morally going into the run-in.

Prediction: West Ham 2-1 Leeds

Result: West Ham 2-2 Leeds (Leeds win 4-2 on penalties)