Chelsea and Leeds United in the FA Cup is about as iconic as it gets for the competition, and in this year’s semifinals, we’ll get to have the latest iteration of this famous matchup. The Blues were paired with our historic rivals in today’s semifinal draw, following Leeds’ quarterfinal win against West Ham United on penalties.
In the other semifinal, favorites Manchester City will take on Championship side Southampton, pairing the two teams who have, over the course of two weekends, reduced Arsenal’s
quadruple to, at best, a double. We’re all winners in those matchups.
Both semifinals will take place at Wembley the weekend of April 25-26. City and Chelsea will be favored to advance to the final, but, as always, anything can happen in a single-elimination competition.
Our recent record against Leeds isn’t exactly stellar, as we’ve won just two of our last five meetings in all competitions. We did beat them 3-2 in the fifth round of the 2023-24 FA Cup, but lost 3-1 in the league at Elland Road back in December and managed just a 2-2 draw in the reverse fixture at the Bridge in February.
