Dramatic FA Cup Quarter-Final Thriller: Leeds Edge West Ham in Nail-Biting Penalty Shootout After 2-2 Draw

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• These teams had met three times previously in the FA Cup; the Whites won the first in 1923/24 after a replay, but the Hammers have won the last two, in 1929/30 and 2021/22
• West Ham have been eliminated from nine of their last 11 FA Cup quarter-final ties, with this their first since losing in a replay against Manchester United in 2015/16
• Hammers manager Nuno Espirito Santo had partaken in four previous domestic cup quarter-finals in his managerial career, seeing his sides progress every time: the 2013/14 Taca de Portugal with Rio Ave, the 2018/19 FA Cup with Wolves, the 2022/23 Saudi King Cup with Al-Ittihad and the 2024/25 FA Cup with Nottingham Forest
• Each of West Ham’s last five home matches have been draws after 90 minutes, winning one of their last seven games overall in all competitions after regular time
• Leeds had lost three of their previous four away games at West Ham in all competitions (W1), having only lost two of their previous 18 beforehand (W10 D6)
• They have been eliminated from 16 of their last 19 FA Cup ties against Premier League opposition, including each of their previous seven in a row since a 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the 2012/13 fourth round
• In their three previous quarter-finals since 1986/87, Leeds had lost in 1995/96 to Liverpool, 1997/98 to Wolves and 2002/03 to Sheffield United