Emirates FA Cup Quarter-Final

West Ham United 2 (Fernandes 90+3, Disasi 90+6)

Leeds United 2 (Tanaka 26’, Calvert-Lewin pen 75’)

Leeds United win 4-2 on penalties.

West Ham: Areola (GK) (Herrick 120’), Walker-Peters, Kilman, Disasi, Castellanos (Kante 106’), Malick Diouf (Scarles 106’), Traoré (Mayers 120+6), Fernandes, Bowen (C), Magassa (Pablo 46’), Potts (Souček 46’). Subs not used: Lamadrid, Golambeckis, Ajala.

Leeds: Perri (GK), Bogle (Piroë 106’), Ampadu (C), Struijk, Rodon (Bornauw 52’), Nmecha (Calvert-Lewin 69’), Bijol, Stach (Aaronson 38’), Okafor (Gnonto 69’), Tanaka (Gruev 69’), Justin. Subs not used: Darlow (GK), Longstaff, Byram.

Venue: London Stadium

Attendance: 62,260

Referee: Craig Pawson

Booked: Kilman, Walker-Peters (West Ham) Nmecha, Ampadu, Bogle (Leeds)

Leeds United will head to Wembley for a first Emirates FA Cup semi-final since 1987, after a dramatic victory over West Ham United at the London Stadium set up a final four meeting with Chelsea.

Two goals to the good in injury time, Daniel Farke’s side were forced into added time by a late Hammers double, before the tie was ultimately decided by penalties.

Lucas Perri was the hero, making two sublime saves, with Pascal Struijk’s winning spot-kick sending 9,000 supporters in the away end, and countless more worldwide, into absolute delirium in what was a fitting end to a truly memorable, breathtaking clash.

Returning to action after the international break, play got underway on a bright spring evening in the capital with the Whites almost taking the lead inside the opening minutes.

Noah Okafor did well to react to a loose ball on the edge of the area and curled towards the far corner, forcing Alphonse Areola into an impressive diving save. From the resulting set piece, the goalkeeper gathered after a scramble in the middle.

Down the other end, Perri had to be at his very best, getting down brilliantly to prevent a point-blank range Taty Castellanos strike from a Jarrod Bowen cross nestling in the back of the net.

The Brazilian again made a vital intervention, parrying a low Bowen drive away from danger after the Hammers had broken dangerously through Adama Traoré.

United took the lead in fine fashion approaching the half-hour mark. James Justin and Okafor initially combined well down the left before the latter fizzed a pass into Ao Tanaka in the middle.

The Japanese international turned excellently, evading a challenge and lashed a left-footed effort, albeit aided by a slight deflection, past Areola and in off the underside of the bar.

Poignantly, the goal was scored in the 26th minute, 26 years on as Leeds United remembers Christopher Loftus and Kevin Speight, taken from us tragically supporting their team in Istanbul.

One very quickly nearly became two when Anton Stach raced onto an Okafor through ball but was denied by Areola. The German was sent tumbling to the floor as he struck towards goal yet there was nothing doing for referee Craig Pawson or VAR.

The midfielder was unable to continue and made way for Brenden Aaronson in the final meaningful action of the opening period.

HALF TIME: West Ham United 0-1 Leeds United

Farke’s side emerged from the interval unchanged but were forced into another alteration five minutes in as Joe Rodon was replaced by Sebastiaan Bornauw in the heart of defence.

Okafor, who had been lively down the left all afternoon, was then picked out by Tanaka and raced towards goal but, under pressure from a claret shirt, was unable to get a shot away.

The game was growing into an open-ended affair and on the hour mark, Bowen pulled an inviting pass into the path of the onrushing Castellanos who fired powerfully wide of the upright.

The forward then left the woodwork shaking as he stooped to meet an in-swinging cross, heading onto the foot of the post.

With the hosts’ pressure mounting, the boss turned to his bench, introducing Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Wilfried Gnonto and Ilia Gruev into proceedings.

The Bulgarian was immediately involved, hooking a deep set-piece delivery towards the back post which, on the volley, Struijk flashed narrowly over the crossbar.

Following a VAR check, the Whites were awarded a spot kick after Aaronson was felled inside the area by Max Kilman.

Up stepped Calvert-Lewin confidently, hammering the ball beyond Areola and sending the 9,000 travelling contingent into raptures behind the goal!

Leeds went within inches of adding a third. Racing onto a cross, Jayden Bogle kept play alive and cut it back for Gnonto who inventively backheeled inches wide of the far post.

Further chances came at both ends, including a rasping Bornauw drive from distance that stung the palms of Areola, before Mateus Fernandes halved the deficit three minutes into 11 added on. West Ham equalised moments later through Axel Disasi, ensuring the tie went to extra-time.

FULL TIME: West Ham United 2-2 Leeds United

The start to the additional period was hectic. Castellanos thought he had given the Hammers the lead before it was called back for an offside, with Kyle Walker-Peters, Tomáš Souček and Areola then making blocks to deny United down the other end.

Perri then denied Castellanos from close range with his face and the ball was again in the back of the net from Pablo, once more ruled out for offside, with the electric tempo refusing to let up.

Despite the relentlessness of the match, the encounter headed to penalties where Perri was the hero, twice saving from the spot before Struijk stepped up and fired home, sending the away end wild and the Whites to Wembley for their first semi-final in 39 years. Leeds will meet Chelsea under the iconic arch in the final four.

Leeds United win 4-2 on penalties.