Leeds boss Farke gives honest reaction to facing Chelsea in FA Cup semi-finals
Source: Metro
Published 15 hours ago
Daniel Farke says Leeds are ‘for sure’ the ‘underdogs’ in their FA Cup semi-final with Chelsea, but his side will be ‘greedy’ for victory when they take to the field at Wembley later this month.
Leeds secured their spot in the last four of the cup for the first time in 39 years thanks to a thrilling penalty shootout win over West Ham at the London Stadium.
Daniel Farke’s men were made to work for their victory, though, suffering an almighty scare after Calvert-Lewin had doubled their lead from the spot following Ao Tanaka’s opener.
Mateus Fernandes reduced the deficit in the third minute of stoppage time after scores of Hammers supporters had already left the stadium in frustration.
Axel Disasi equalised just moments later to swing the momentum in West Ham’s favour, only for Leeds to prevail on penalties as the match ended all square after extra-time.
A day earlier, Chelsea ensured they advanced through with an emphatic 7-0 thrashing of League One outfit Port Vale at Stamford Bridge.
In this year’s other semi-final, Manchester City will lock horns with Southampton, who stunned Premier League leaders Arsenal to seal their spot at Wembley.
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