FA Cup semi-final draw LIVE
Chelsea and Manchester City have found out their FA Cup semi-final opponents this afternoon as the draw is conducted at the London Stadium. The business end of the tournament is fast approaching, with just four teams remaining in contention for English football’s oldest honour. Liam Rosenior’s Blues routed League One strugglers Port Vale 7-0 on Saturday to reach this stage, while City produced a rather more impressive 4-0 defeat of Liverpool.
Southampton are now the lowest-ranked side in the competition after they stunned Arsenal at St Mary’s on Saturday, with goals from Ross Stewart and Shea Charles cancelling out Viktor Gyokeres’ second-half equaliser. Their efforts will be rewarded with a trip to Wembley in late April, though, where they will once again come up against Premier League opposition. One more win will see them book their first trip to the final since 2003.
West Ham were edged out by Leeds United after a thrilling quarter-final, though, settled on penalties after the Irons scored twice in second-half injury time to force an extra half-hour. Catch up with the draw LIVE below with Standard Sport’s dedicated blog.
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Semi-final draw in full
19:56 , Arthur FerridgeChelsea vs Leeds
Manchester City vs Southampton
FA Cup semi-final draw
19:53 , Arthur FerridgeManchester City vs Southampton
FA Cup semi-final draw
19:53 , Arthur FerridgeChelsea vs Leeds
Here comes our first tie...
Here we go...
19:51 , Arthur FerridgeThe draw is about to get underway!
Ball numbers confirmed
19:42 , Arthur FerridgeJust a few minutes until the draw now. Here are the official ball numbers!
1. Southampton
2. Chelsea
3. Manchester City
4. Leeds
PENALTY SHOOTOUT: West Ham 2-4 Leeds
19:36 , Arthur FerridgeStruijk’s penalty is in off the post, and that does it! Through go Leeds!
PENALTY SHOOTOUT: West Ham 2-3 Leeds
19:35 , Arthur FerridgeHerrick gets a hand to Gnonto’s penalty but can’t quite keep it out.
Perri does well to stop Pablo’s spot-kick, and Leeds lead late in the shootout!
PENALTY SHOOTOUT: West Ham 2-2 Leeds
19:33 , Arthur FerridgeAaronson restores Leeds’ advantage, before the ever-reliable Soucek brings the Irons back level.
PENALTY SHOOTOUT: West Ham 1-1 Leeds
19:32 , Arthur FerridgeWalker-Peters levels it for West Ham.
PENALTY SHOOTOUT: West Ham 0-1 Leeds
19:31 , Arthur FerridgeFinally, a goal. Calvert-Lewin scores his second penalty of the afternoon.
PENALTY SHOOTOUT: West Ham 0-0 Leeds
19:30 , Arthur FerridgePerri responds! He guesses right to stop Bowen!
PENALTY SHOOTOUT: West Ham 0-0 Leeds
19:29 , Arthur FerridgeHERRICK SAVES FROM PIROE!
PENALTY SHOOTOUT: West Ham 0-0 Leeds
19:29 , Arthur FerridgeLeeds will take first, and Piroe steps up opposite Herrick.
FULL-TIME: West Ham 2-2 Leeds
19:24 , Arthur FerridgeIt will be a penalty shootout at the London Stadium!
West Ham 2-2 Leeds
19:18 , Arthur FerridgeUnbelievable drama at the London Stadium! Mere moments until a penalty shootout, and Areola is forced off through injury!
He is replaced by Herrick, who, I must reiterate, is making his senior debut!
West Ham 2-2 Leeds
19:17 , Arthur FerridgeThis is unbelievable. Herrick has been readied to come on!
Areola is back to his feet, but can he continue? He doesn’t look comfortable at all...
Injury worry for West Ham
19:14 , Arthur FerridgeWith moments to go until a potential penalty shootout, and Areola seems to have picked up an injury!
That said, it might just be cramp.
In any case, backup shotstopper Finlay Herrick, 20, has been sent to warm up. He has never made a senior appearance.
Penalty experience
19:09 , Arthur FerridgeWest Ham beat Brentford on penalties in the fifth round of this season’s FA Cup.
Leeds required penalties to beat Birmingham, though.
Will this match require a shootout? As things stand, it seems so.
Back underway at the London Stadium
19:04 , Arthur FerridgeThe second-half of extra-time has kicked off, and both sides have made changes. Scarles and Kante replace Diouf and Castellanos for West Ham, while Leeds withdraw Bogle for Piroe.
Ball numbers
19:02 , Arthur FerridgeA reminder of the ball numbers for today’s draw. But will that fourth ball represent West Ham or Leeds?
1. Southampton
2. Chelsea
3. Manchester City
4. West Ham or Leeds
HT, ET: West Ham 2-2 Leeds
18:59 , Arthur FerridgeThere’s half-time in extra-time. Just 15 more minutes for these sides to separate themselves.
Today's itinerary
18:58 , Arthur FerridgeA reminder that the FA Cup semi-final draw will take place at the conclusion of West Ham vs Leeds, whenever that happens to be.
Not again!
18:53 , Arthur FerridgePablo has it in the back of the net again - but the offside flag is up!
He was well offside as he latched onto the rebound from Bowen’s superb strike and poked home.
Extra-time at the London Stadium
18:51 , Arthur FerridgeWest Ham have gone to extra time in all of their FA Cup matches so far this season.
West Ham 2-2 Leeds
18:48 , Arthur FerridgeThis is end-to-end stuff at the London Stadium - quite remarkable football! As it stands, you wouldn’t expect it to go to penalties - this match must have one more goal in it.
NO GOAL! West Ham 2-2 Leeds
18:44 , Arthur FerridgeCastellanos’ strike is ruled out. Back to level pegging.
GOAL! West Ham 3-2 Leeds
18:43 , Arthur FerridgeWest Ham complete their turnaround! Castellanos gets around Perri and fires home from the tightest of angles.
But is he onside?
90mins: West Ham 2-2 Leeds
18:36 , Arthur FerridgeAfter two injury-time goals, West Ham vs Leeds will go to extra-time!
GOAL! West Ham 2-2 Leeds
18:29 , Arthur FerridgeWell, well, well. We could have to wait another half hour before the draw! Axel Disasi taps in to equalise for West Ham! Limbs at the London Stadium - from those home fans who are still in the ground.
GOAL! West Ham 1-2 Leeds
18:26 , Arthur FerridgeWest Ham have one back! Matheus Fernandes fires home from close range to halve the deficit with eight minutes of added time remaining.
Back to the London Stadium
18:23 , Arthur FerridgeThere will be 11 added minutes in West Ham vs Leeds!
The Irons still trail by two goals to nil - but anything could happen now...
As does Tonda Eckert
18:21 , Arthur FerridgeSouthampton’s manager was thrilled with what he considered to be a ‘deserved’ win over Arsenal.
"It's a big night for us. We knew we had to dig deep in some moments.
"Over the 90 minutes it was very well deserved.
"They're a good team and you can throw problems at them and they always have solutions. They are so well managed and tough to come up against. We had some moments where we did find a couple of solutions.
"Then there are the substitutions that change the game - we made quite good substitutions. In the end it was a big night for us and a big night for the supporters."
Southampton star Leo Scienza reviews Arsenal win
18:18 , Arthur Ferridge"Arsenal are the best team in England and one of the best teams in the world right now, so it's difficult to stop the quality they have, but we did very well.
"There are no words to describe how much we fought today. It was not luck, we fought so hard and we deserved it. Amazing."
Will Enzo Fernandez play for Chelsea in FA Cup semi-finals?
18:13 , Arthur FerridgeEnzo Fernandez spent the international break seemingly putting himself in the shop window, with an eye to earning a move to Real Madrid.
He has consequently been suspended by Chelsea for yesterday’s match against Port Vale and next week’s Premier League meeting with Manchester City.
“Enzo knows what I think of him and it was brilliant to see him here to support the players today,” said Liam Rosenior. “We'll move forward and make sure we have a really good run-in in the season.”
Who will make the FA Cup draw?
18:14 , Arthur FerridgeBecky Ives will present the draw, which will be made by Ally McCoist.
GOAL! West Ham 0-2 Leeds
18:07 , Arthur FerridgeKilman’s clumsy tackle on Aaronson in the area gives Leeds a penalty, and Calvert-Lewin makes no mistake in converting it!
West Ham’s FA Cup dream is hanging by a thread.
Shearer predicts Arsenal title slip-up
18:01 , Arthur FerridgeShearer expects Arsenal to fumble the Premier League title after they were knocked out of the FA Cup by Southampton.
“This is not a fluke. Victory went to the better side on the night.”
“After Arsenal got knocked out of the FA Cup, it will be incredibly tough for them, mentally, to go on and achieve what they want to achieve.
“It wouldn’t surprise me if Man City won the FA Cup. They’ve already got one trophy in the bag.
“‘I know they’ve got a tough draw, but I do think with their history and with their experience, they may be the favourites to win it.
“Now they’ve got through the quarter-final against Liverpool, I think they’ll win it.”
West Ham 0-1 Leeds
18:01 , Arthur FerridgeLeeds are making three changes as they look to defend their narrow lead in this FA Cup quarter-final.
Gnonto, Calvert-Lewin and Gruev have replaced Okafor, Nmecha and Tanaka.
Arteta: Arsenal must regroup and go again
17:52 , Arthur FerridgeThe upset of the tournament came at St Mary’s Stadium on Saturday as Southampton beat Arsenal 2-1, quashing the Gunners’ dreams of securing a treble this season.
Speaking at full-time, Mikel Arteta said: “I love my players. What they have done for nine months - I'm not going to criticise them because we lost a game here in the manner that they tried.
"And the way they are putting their bodies through everything. Some of them probably didn't even have to be here today. I'm not going to do that at all. I'm going to defend them more than ever.
"Someone has to take responsibility. That's me and we have the most beautiful period of the season ahead of us. And now is the moment. In the season, you always have moments. Normally two or three. This is the first moment that we have with a certain level of difficulty.
"So stand up, make yourself accountable and deliver like we’ve been doing all season."
Rosenior explains Palmer decision
17:44 , Arthur FerridgeWith Reece James injured and Enzo Fernandez suspended, the captain’s armband was bestowed upon Cole Palmer for Saturday’s meeting with Port Vale.
Rosenior explains how the Briton earned that honour.
“I think it's a natural step for Cole where he is in his career,” Rosenior said.
“He shows leadership. You have different types of leadership. You have players who talk, who organise.
“What Cole does and where he leads is he's so brave and he'll take the ball on the pitch. And if he makes a mistake, he'll take the ball and be positive again.
“That reflects what I want in this team. I felt Cole led the team magnificently in the game today.”
Back underway at the London Stadium
17:37 , Arthur FerridgeThe second half is underway between West Ham and Leeds!
And Nuno Espirito Santo has made changes as his side chases the game, with Pablo and Soucek coming on in place of Potts and Magassa.
Quarter-final results in full
17:33 , Arthur FerridgeManchester City 4-0 Liverpool
Chelsea 7-0 Port Vale
Southampton 2-1 Arsenal
When are the FA Cup semi-finals?
17:24 , Arthur FerridgeFA Cup semi-final matches are scheduled to be held across the weekend of April 25/26, 2026.
HALF-TIME: West Ham 0-1 Leeds United
17:23 , Arthur FerridgeWest Ham have not been without their chances, but they trail Leeds at the midway stage of their FA Cup quarter-final.
Tanaka’s deflected effort is the only difference thus far.
Ball numbers
17:16 , Arthur Ferridge1. Southampton
2. Chelsea
3. Manchester City
4. West Ham or Leeds
How to watch
17:08 , Arthur FerridgeTV channel: In the UK, coverage of the draw will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1.
Live stream: You can also follow along online via the HBO Max app and website with a subscription, as well as on the TNT Sports YouTube channel.
GOAL! West Ham 0-1 Leeds United
17:00 , Arthur FerridgeAnd we are already one step closer to finding out our fourth semi-finalist! Ao Tanaka has put Leeds in front at the London Stadium with 26 minutes on the clock.
Good afternoon
16:54 , Arthur FerridgeHello, and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of the FA Cup semi-final draw!
Just three matches of this remarkable tournament remain, and the route to the final will become much clearer this afternoon. Who will the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City face?
All will be revealed! The draw will take place following the conclusion of West Ham vs Leeds United, meaning it will start at around 6.45pm if the match does not go to extra time.
Stick with us!
