Leeds eye first FA Cup quarter-final in 23 years after shootout, Raphinha’s Crawley low among recent tales | OneFootball

Leeds United will be in this evening’s FA Cup fifth round draw after edging Birmingham on penalties, with a first quarter-final since 2002/03 in sight.

yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk notes a volatile recent cup record, from Jermaine Beckford’s Old Trafford winner to bruising exits such as Histon. Sunday’s scare would not have topped that list, but the shootout win keeps hope alive.

2024/25, Third round: Leeds 0-2 Millwall, winger Femi Azeez scored both in a rare blemish on a season that ended with promotion.

2023/24, Fifth round: Chelsea 3-2 Leeds, Mateo Joseph struck twice before a late Conor Gallagher winner decided it.

2022/23, Fifth round: Fulham 2-0 Leeds, Manor Solomon curled in as a decent run played out amid relegation trouble.

2021/22, Third round: West Ham 2-0 Leeds, Manuel Lanzini and Jarrod Bowen did the damage, and Leeds later clung on in the Premier League.

2020/21, Third round: Crawley Town 3-0 Leeds, Raphinha’s first FA Cup tie ended in a humbling loss, with reality TV figure Mark Wright featuring for the hosts.

2019/20, Third round: Arsenal 1-0 Leeds, Marcelo Bielsa’s side impressed before Reiss Nelson struck, and promotion that summer rendered the exit moot.

Source: yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk