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Leeds edge West Ham in FA Cup shootout thriller

Sowetan · 🇮🇷 public Iran · · 149 words · By Reuters Agency
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What to know about Leeds edge West Ham in FA Cup shootout thriller

By Chiranjit Ojha London — Leeds United goalkeeper Lucas Perri saved two penalties as they edged past West Ham United 4-2 in a shootout, after their FA Cup quarterfinal tie ended 2-2 after extra time.

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What happened

By Chiranjit Ojha London — Leeds United goalkeeper Lucas Perri saved two penalties as they edged past West Ham United 4-2 in a shootout, after their FA Cup quarterfinal tie ended 2-2 after extra time.

Why it matters

Ao Tanaka put Leeds ahead in the first half and Dominic Calvert-Lewin doubled the visitors’ lead from the penalty spot in the 75th minute.

Common ground

Yet West Ham fought back in added time as Mateus Fernandes netted from the rebound after Jarrod Bowen rattled the crossbar, and Axel Disasi equalised four minutes later.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Leeds United goalkeeper Lucas Perri saved two penalties as they edged past West Ham United 4-2 in a shootout”
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Wikipedia entries reference general club history and unrelated seasons, with no mention of the specific FA Cup quarterfinal match, penalties, or Lucas Perri's performance.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2002–03 season saw West Ham United relegated from the FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons) after a 10-year run in the top flight. West Ham were releg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002–03_West_Ham_United_F.C._s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 season is the 131st season in the history of West Ham United Football Club, and the club's fourteenth consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_West_Ham_United_F.C._s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — West Ham United Football Club is a professional football club based in Stratford, East London, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league system. The…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Ham_United_F.C.
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Claim 2: “Dominic Calvert-Lewin doubled the visitors’ lead from the penalty spot in the 75th minute”
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No evidence was found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about Dominic Calvert-Lewin scoring a penalty for Leeds.
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Claim 3: “20-year-old Finlay Herrick made his first-team debut”
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No evidence was found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about Ao Tanaka's goal for Leeds.
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Claim 4: “the FA Cup quarterfinal tie ended 2-2 after extra time”
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Wikipedia entries discuss historical FA Cup finals (e.g., 1971–72) and general club information, but none mention the specific 2-2 draw in the FA Cup quarterfinal between Leeds and West Ham.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1971–72 FA Cup was the 91st season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Leeds United won the competition for the fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971–72_FA_Cup
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1972 FA Cup final took place on 6 May 1972 at Wembley Stadium. It was the centenary final (although only the 91st final due to the world wars) and the 44th to be played at Wembley. It was conteste…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_FA_Cup_final
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Leeds United have won the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds_United_F.C.
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Claim 5: “Perri stopped Bowen’s shot and went on to deny Pablo as well”
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No evidence was found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about West Ham's equalizer.
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Claim 6: “Ao Tanaka put Leeds ahead in the first half”
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Wikipedia confirms Ao Tanaka's role at Leeds United but provides no information about his goal-scoring activity in the FA Cup quarterfinal against West Ham.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 season saw Leeds United competing in the Championship (known as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) for a second successive season.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_Leeds_United_F.C._seas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ao Tanaka (田中 碧, Tanaka Ao; born 10 September 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Leeds United and the Japan national team.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ao_Tanaka
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Leeds United have won the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds_United_F.C.
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Claim 7: “Leeds joined Manchester City, Chelsea and Southampton in the semifinals”
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Claim 8: “Axel Disasi equalised four minutes later”
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No evidence was found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about Axel Disasi scoring an equalizer.
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Claim 9: “West Ham fought back in added time as Mateus Fernandes netted from the rebound after Jarrod Bowen rattled the crossbar”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about Mateus Fernandes and Jarrod Bowen's actions in the match.
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Claim 10: “Herrick saved the first penalty, denying Joel Piroe”
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No evidence was found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about West Ham's equalizer.
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Claim 11: “West Ham keeper Alphonse Areola appeared to pull a muscle and could not continue”
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No evidence was found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about Alvaro Morata's injury or substitution.
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