West Yorkshire

Latest Updates

  1. When is the FA Cup quarter-final draw?published at 18:27 27 February

    FA Cup draw ballsImage source, Getty Images

    The draw for the quarter finals of the FA Cup will take place on Wednesday at 19:00 GMT, before Chelsea's tie with Leeds United, which kicks off at 19:30.

    It will be live on ITV4 and you can also follow the draw on the BBC Sport website and app.

    Former England goalkeeper David Seaman, a four-time FA Cup winner with Arsenal, will conduct the draw.

    The ball numbers will be:

    1. Blackburn Rovers or Newcastle United

    2. Chelsea or Leeds United

    3. Bournemouth or Leicester City

    4. Liverpool or Southampton

    5. Nottingham Forest or Manchester United

    6. Wolverhampton Wanderers or Brighton & Hove Albion

    7. Coventry City

    8. Luton Town or Manchester City

  2. Chelsea v Leeds: Pick of the statspublished at 16:47 27 February

    Here are the key facts and figures before Wednesday's FA Cup fifth-round tie between Chelsea and Leeds United:

    • This will be the first FA Cup tie between Chelsea and Leeds United since the 1970 final, which the Blues won after a replay. Chelsea have never lost in eight previous FA Cup games against Leeds (W5 D3).

    • Leeds have lost their past six away games against Chelsea, all in the Premier League. The Whites' last win at Stamford Bridge was in December 1999 (2-0).

    • Chelsea have progressed from 13 of their past 15 FA Cup fifth-round ties, failing only against Manchester City in 2013-14 and Manchester United in 2018-19, the latter of which was their most recent home defeat in the FA Cup.

    • Leeds are looking to reach the FA Cup quarter-final for the first time since 2002-03. They have been eliminated from this stage of the competition three times since then, including a 2-0 loss to Fulham last term.

    • Enzo Fernandez scored in both of Chelsea's FA Cup wins this season - netting in the third round against Preston and fourth-round replay at Aston Villa. The last player to score in each of the third, fourth, and fifth rounds of a single FA Cup campaign for the club was Pedro in 2016-17.

    • Leeds have scored at least three goals in four of their past six FA Cup matches, as many times as they had in their previous 49 matches in the competition combined.

  3. 'Leeds will have to break records again to beat Chelsea'published at 13:01 27 February

    Adonis Storr
    Fan writer

    Leeds fan voice

    Daniel Farke now has the highest win percentage of any manager in Leeds United's history and a run of nine consecutive victories has not been seen by a Leeds team since 1931.

    But it will be another record that the German is eyeing up this week, as the Peacocks have never - in all their storied battles - beaten bitter rivals Chelsea in a cup competition.

    The rivalry was born in the 1960s. Don Revie's dour northerners drank bitter and played bingo. Dave Sexton's Chelsea side were the flashy frequenters of London's West End. Both teams were notoriously aggressive and as the rivalry intensified - with increasing brutality - the battles became box office.

    The 1970 FA Cup final, the sixth most-watched televised broadcast in UK history, took the hatred global.

    In the replay, Billy Bremner was kicked in the head, Norman Hunter and Ian Hutchinson had a fist-fight and Jack Charlton headbutted Peter Osgood. A solitary yellow card was recorded. When David Elleray re-refereed the match in 1997, he issued six red cards and 20 bookings.

    In the 12 cup matches contested between the sides, the best United have done is four draws. Leeds will have to break records again to beat Chelsea, but Farke is making a habit of that.

    Adonis Storr can be found at The Roaring Peacock, external

    An image detailing how to follow your Premier League team on BBC Sport: "On the app? Tap the bell icon to get news about your club sent to you. Signed in on a browser? Hit 'Follow' to stay up to date.
  4. 'They are going to be really hurting'published at 11:07 27 February

    Daniel FarkeImage source, Getty Images

    Kaiser Chiefs bassist Simon Rix says "there's no reason" why Leeds can't beat Chelsea on Wednesday to reach the FA Cup quarter-final.

    "In my heart we can easily beat Chelsea because we're in good form and we've scored loads of goals this year," he told the Don't Go To Bed Just Yet Podcast.

    "There's no reason we can't give them a good game. They've had two less days rest but they've got loads of players, so it will be interesting to see who they play.

    "If Leeds get at them early doors then they will have to be pushing us back."

    So will Chelsea, who lost the Carabao Cup final to Liverpool on Sunday, be a tough test for Daniel Farke's men?

    "They've just blown a mega chance there [to win a trophy] and as a club they are going to be really hurting," added Adam Pope.

    "So are they going to be more motivated to try and win the FA Cup now? It would be silly if Pochettino weakened his side too much to play Leeds."

    Listen to the podcast on BBC Sounds

  5. 'I've never seen Elland Road like that'published at 18:01 26 February

    Were you part of the "incredible" scenes at Elland Road after Leeds' comeback victory over Leicester City?

    On the latest episode of BBC Radio Leeds' Don't Go To Bed Just Yet podcast, the panel discuss the "almost unprecedented" atmosphere, picture putting the scene into Game of Thrones and get Kaiser Chiefs' bassist Simon Rix to reflect on hearing his band's anthem reverberate around the stadium.

    Media caption,

    Listen to the podcast on BBC Sounds