Overview
- The draw, completed Sunday after Leeds’ penalty win at West Ham, pairs Chelsea with Leeds and Manchester City with Southampton for April 25–26 at Wembley.
- Quarter-finals shaped the bracket as Man City routed Liverpool 4-0 with an Erling Haaland hat-trick, Chelsea crushed Port Vale 7-0, Southampton stunned Arsenal 2-1, and Leeds advanced on penalties.
- Leeds reached their first FA Cup semi-final since 1987 after blowing a 2-0 lead in stoppage time, surviving two disallowed goals in extra time, and winning the shootout 4-2.
- Southampton are the only non-Premier League side left and mark the 50-year echo of their 1976 triumph, drawing a City team widely tipped to win after this season’s Carabao Cup success.
- The FA set both semis for the April 25–26 weekend at Wembley, with the final on May 16, a schedule that will force league fixture reshuffles in an already crowded month.