Our prediction for this FA Cup match:
West Ham
Match Time & Date:
09/01/2022
15:00
Prediction: 3-2
Leeds United
All eyes will be on Olympic Stadium when West Ham United and Leeds United face each other in a highly-anticipated FA Cup game. The Hammers have been producing fine displays in recent festive fixtures, with the team beating both Watford and Crystal Palace. West Ham are likely to stick to their attacking style of play, and regardless of which players will be deployed in the starting XI, home win should be considered.
All Masuaku, Vlasic, and Noble could sneak into the starting line-up, while Said Benrahma is on international duty. The Whites, on the other hand, could welcome fit-again striker Patrick Bamford back to the starting XI, whilst important midfielder Kalvin Phillips remains in the recovery room. Anyhow, home win should be considered as David Moyes’ troops have been in a fine form of late in the national championship.
Highlighted Player (Andriy Yarmolenko):
Arguably the most exciting Ukrainian player at the moment, Andriy Yarmolenko is the 26-year-old forward, who can play wide as a winger and fill in numerous positions in attack. Over the past few years there has been a gathering feeling that the player has outgrown the Ukrainian League and that with the player surpassing the 200-game mark for Dynamo Kyiv Yarmolenko should be heading west to Europe’s brighter stage.
Wanted and scouted by Spanish giants Barcelona, Yarmolenko attracted interest from many other clubs, predominantly from the Premier League, and was even close to joining Everton in summer 2016, but the Goodison outfit’s offer came too late to the Ukrainian club.
Talented forward is a free-scoring machine who has already scored more than 115 goals for the club he spent his entire career with. The two-footed winger is equally adept through the middle and is a versatile force that would be a good addition to any self-respecting European side.
Yarmolenko made hi Ukraine debut in 2009 and has so far been capped 63 times, during which he scored 26 goals for the national set-up.
Highlighted Team (Leeds United):
Leeds United is one of the clubs that won the FA Cup. The Whites outplayed Arsenal in the final of the prestigious competition back in 1972, but they clinched the League Cup trophy as well. Leeds United faced the Gunners in the 1967/1968 League Cup final and it has to be noted that Terry Cooper scored the winner for the Whites.
Leeds play their home games at Elland Road and the capacity of the stadium is 37,914. The club was founded in 1919 and they have won three First Division (Premier League) trophies ever since (1968/1969, 1973/1974, 1991/1992). Leeds United made it to the Champions League final in 1975, but they were beaten by Bayern Munich in the title clash.
The Whites were impressive under David O’Leary. The likes of Jonathan Woodgate, Lee Bowyer, Harry Kewell, Mark Viduka and Ian Harte were part of the Elland Road outfit back then and they did well to reach the semis of the Champions League in 2001.
Monza 
Juventus
