Fulham have been confirmed as Leeds United's FA Cup fifth round opposition after the Cottagers beat Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Wednesday evening in their fourth round replay.
Leeds made it past the fourth round of the FA Cup for the first time since 2016 with a 3-1 win over Accrington Stanley at the Wham Stadium at the end of last month. The result would be Jesse Marsch's last victory at the club, with the American sacked just over a week later following a 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.
As their name was drawn out of the hat, the Whites knew that a win against Sunderland or Fulham was all that stood in their way between them and a place in the quarter-finals and now they know they must get past a fellow top-flight opponent in order to do so.
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A 1-1 draw at Craven Cottage meant that Fulham and Sunderland had to travel to the north east for a replay, where Marco Silva's side ran out 3-2 winners against the Black Cats.
The south London team will host Leeds on February 28 in what will be the third of four meetings between the two sides this season. The Whites edged Fulham in a Carabao Cup third round penalty shoot-out back in September, before Silva's side got their revenge a month later with a 3-2 win at Elland Road in the Premier League.
Leeds will now travel to the nation's capital at the end of the month for a customary away trip - albeit not typically so late in the competition. The last time the Whites were drawn as the home side in the FA Cup came back in the 2015/16 during a 2-0 win against Rotherham and supporters will be desperate for the opportunity to cheer on their team in a possible home quarter-final.
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