FA Cup 25/26, Round 5 · 8 Mar 2026

Leeds United 3–0 Norwich City

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Feb 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Leeds United favourites at 82%.

Leeds United won and made the better chances: 1.9 xG to 1.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ben Chrisene, 67.8 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Ben Chrisene +32.7, Kellen Fisher +15.5, Paris Maghoma +14.2.

Each side's last five results before this match.

3 Mar 2026	L 0–1	v Sunderland Premier League
28 Feb 2026	L 0–1	v Manchester City Premier League
21 Feb 2026	D 1–1	at Aston Villa Premier League
15 Feb 2026	D 1–1	at Birmingham City FA Cup
10 Feb 2026	D 2–2	at Chelsea Premier League

28 Feb 2026	W 2–0	at Leicester City Championship
25 Feb 2026	W 2–0	v Sheffield Wednesday Championship
21 Feb 2026	L 1–2	v Birmingham City Championship
14 Feb 2026	W 3–1	v West Bromwich Albion FA Cup
10 Feb 2026	W 3–0	at Oxford United Championship

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Anton Stach Midfielder	20	0	0	–	89.8	–
Lucas Perri Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	58.4	+10.6
Joël Piroe Forward	90	1	0	0.36	54.2	+10.9
Jaka Bijol Defender	90	0	0	0.03	49.5	−3.4
James Justin Defender	45	0	0	0.02	47.7	−1.2
Gabriel Gudmundsson Midfielder	87	1	1	0.35	45.4	+2.9
Sean Longstaff Midfielder	70	1	0	0.24	44.6	−14.2
Pascal Struijk Defender	20	0	0	–	44.1	–
Ethan Ampadu Midfielder	90	0	0	–	40.1	−10.4
Ao Tanaka Midfielder	70	0	0	–	40.1	−9.6
Wilfried Gnonto Forward	90	0	0	0.14	38.7	−9.6
Lukas Nmecha Forward	90	0	1	0.74	37.8	−15.4
Daniel James Midfielder	70	0	0	–	28.5	−18.0
Sebastiaan Bornauw Defender	45	0	0	–	20.5	−29.0
Jayden Bogle Midfielder	20	0	0	–	20.0	–
Sam Byram Defender	3	0	0	–	12.3	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Ben Chrisene Defender	90	–	67.8	+32.7
Paris Maghoma Midfielder	63	0.03	67.3	+14.2
Anis Ben Slimane Midfielder	27	0.47	61.8	–
Vladan Kovačević Goalkeeper	45	–	58.7	+7.1
José Córdoba Defender	90	0.36	49.7	+7.1
Ruairi McConville Defender	90	–	49.5	+6.0
Kellen Fisher Defender	90	–	47.3	+15.5
Forson Amankwah Midfielder	8	–	46.3	–
Kenny McLean Midfielder	90	0.02	45.5	+4.3
Ali Ahmed Midfielder	82	0.02	45.5	+5.3
Sam Field Midfielder	90	–	45.2	+4.8
Errol Mundle-Smith Forward	27	–	42.9	–
Liam Gibbs Midfielder	62	0.04	41.4	+3.6
Mathias Kvistgaarden Forward	63	–	38.3	−8.2
Jack Stacey Defender	28	0.09	28.4	–
Daniel Grimshaw Goalkeeper	45	–	21.2	−24.3