FA Cup hero Lucas Perri has stated he didn’t know who Birmingham Metropolis’s gamers have been once they stepped as much as face him of their penalty shootout defeat to Leeds United.
Perri, who joined Leeds from Lyon in July following their promotion to the Premier League, made a number of very important saves throughout the match earlier than pushing Tommy Doyle’s penalty away because the Whites gained the shootout 4-2, having drawn 1-1 after additional time on the Championship aspect.
“We had a video however sadly, for the primary two penalties, they didn’t have the numbers on the shorts so it was tough for me to see,” Perri advised TNT Sports activities.
“For the third one [by Doyle], we didn’t know precisely the place he would shoot. So I went with intuition and I’m joyful to assist the membership.”
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Evaluation: Lucas Perri shines as Leeds beat Birmingham
An FA Cup debutant, Perri started the season as first-choice and went on to start out in 13 successive league video games earlier than being dropped following a 4-3 defeat at Newcastle on January 7.
Changing Karl Darlow within the fourth spherical tie towards opponents searching for promotion from the second tier, arguably Perri’s most spectacular save got here when the Brazilian tipped Jay Stansfield’s drive from simply contained in the field towards the woodwork.
“Lucas was glorious at present,” stated teammate Sean Longstaff, who scored the decisive spot kick of an ideal shootout for Leeds, praising Perri for “two or three huge saves”.
“It makes it simpler realizing that, in the event you miss, there are nonetheless extra penalties to come back. I’m actually joyful for Lucas, as a result of it’s been a bit of bit up and down for him. He deserves it.”
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Which Birmingham gamers was Perri speaking about?
Right here’s how the shootout went, with Perri crushed by Jay Stansfield and Marvin Ducksch and seeing Patrick Roberts, who had scored an 89th-minute equaliser for Birmingham, ship his effort over the crossbar.
Lukas Nmecha’s strike had put Leeds forward within the forty ninth minute at St Andrew’s.
| Penalty taker | Final result |
|---|---|
| Jay Stansfield (Birmingham) | Scored |
| Joel Piroe (Leeds) | Scored |
| Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham) | Scored |
| Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds) | Scored |
| Tommy Doyle (Birmingham) | Saved by Perri |
| Brenden Aaronson (Leeds) | Scored |
| Patrick Roberts (Birmingham) | Missed |
| Sean Longstaff (Leeds) | Scored |
Birmingham Metropolis beginning workforce vs Leeds United
Birmingham made six modifications, with midfielder Paik Seung-ho lacking out via a shoulder damage. “It’s regarding as a result of he’s an enormous participant,” stated supervisor Chris Davies.
Centre-back Jonathan Panzo and ahead August Priske made their first begins. Goalkeeper Ryan Allsop, midfielder Doyle and wingers Carlos Vicente and Demarai Grey additionally got here in.
James Beadle, Phil Neumann, Roberts, Ibrahim Osman and Ducksch dropped to the bench.
Midfielder Tomoki Iwata was injured and 4 defenders have been unavailable: Jack Robinson and Ethan Laird have hamstring accidents, Alex Cochrane has an ankle challenge and Lee Buchanan has a long-term knee damage.
Birmingham Metropolis beginning XI: Ryan Allsop, Vivid Osayi-Samuel, Jonathan Panzo, Christoph Klarer, Kai Wagner, Carlos Vicente, Jhon Solis, Jay Stansfield, Tommy Doyle, Demarai Grey, August Priske
Birmingham substitutes: James Beadle, Phil Neumann, Patrick Roberts, Ibrahim Osman, Kanya Fujimoto, Marvin Ducksch, Zaid Betteka, William Burrell, Bradley Mayo
Leeds United full line up vs Birmingham Metropolis
Leeds additionally made six modifications and didn’t danger centre-back Pascal Struijk and midfielder Anton Stach, with each gamers approaching returns from accidents.
On-loan Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Facundo Buonanotte made his first begin instead of Ilia Gruev, with Perri changing Darlow in purpose.
Midfielders Longstaff, Noah Okafor and Ao Tanaka and winger Wilfried Gnonto additionally got here in on the expense of Joe Rodon, Ethan Ampadu, Jayden Bogle and Brenden Aaronson.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin returned from sickness on the bench. The striker had scored his tenth purpose of the season in Leeds’ 3-1 dwelling win over Nottingham Forest on February 6 however missed the next draw at Chelsea.
Leeds United beginning XI: Lucas Perri, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Jaka Bijol, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Wilfried Gnonto, Sean Longstaff, Ao Tanaka, James Justin, Facundo Buonanotte, Lukas Nmecha, Noah Okafor
Leeds substitutes: Karl Darlow, Jayden Bogle, Ethan Ampadu, Joe Rodon, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Joel Piroe, Brenden Aaronson, Sam Byram, Ilia Gruev
Birmingham Metropolis vs Leeds United stats
- Birmingham have misplaced one in all their 11 video games in all competitions
- They’ve gained three of their final 4 dwelling matches towards Leeds, all within the Championship and all with out conceding
- The opposite match in that sequence was a 5-4 away win for Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds in December 2019
- The hosts want to attain the FA Cup fifth spherical for the primary time for the reason that 2019/20 marketing campaign
- Metropolis have been eradicated in six of their final seven ties at this stage
- Leeds have progressed from 4 of their 5 FA Cup ties towards Birmingham, knocking them out in 1971/72, 1976/77, 1997/98 and 2012/13
- The Blues beat Leeds 3-0 at dwelling within the third spherical in 2004/05
- Leeds have reached the FA Cup fourth spherical in every of the final 4 seasons – as many occasions as they’d managed of their earlier 19 mixed
- The Whites have been knocked out 2-0 at dwelling at this stage by Millwall final season
- They haven’t gone out within the fourth spherical in consecutive seasons since 1992/93 (vs Arsenal) and 1993/94 (vs Oxford United)
- Since January 2000, Leeds have been drawn away from dwelling in 37 of their 47 FA Cup ties, together with 16 of their final 19 (together with this tie)
- Amongst groups to play greater than 10 ties since 2000, Leeds have comfortably been drawn away within the highest proportion (79%)
