- Michail Antonio steers West Ham ahead on the stroke of half time with a controlled volley
- Joey O'Brien, Philippe Coutinho and Dimitri Payet had all struck the post earlier in the first half
- Coutinho equalises just three minutes after the break, slipping a free kick under the West Ham wall
- Darren Randolph makes brilliant saves to deny Christian Benteke, particularly one in extra-time
- Angelo Ogbonna heads past Simon Mignolet to win the game in final seconds
- West Ham will meet Blackburn in the fifth round of the FA Cup at Ewood Park
Jonathan Liew's: What was the key to the result? In a word: chances. West Ham had a number of half-chances and a couple of goalmouth scrambles, but the two big opportunities that came their way – Michail Antonio’s well-taken volley and Angelo Ogbanna's late header – they took. Liverpool had a number of very decent openings, but only Philippe Coutinho’s cheeky free-kick under the wall registered. Christian Benteke was particularly guilty, twice missing with free headers at the far post, and squandering a couple of decent chances, and you wonder whether, if he had taken one of them, Liverpool might have avoided extra time.
Bilic speaks
It's a classic FA Cup tie, whether it's only for last 16 but it's against Liverpool. The players left their hearts on the pitch and I'm very, very proud of the boys.
I just told Angelo, regardless of the goal, his game was magnificient as a centre half and he deserved to score the goal in the dying seconds of the game. What a goal it was. Unfortunately it wasn't the final. We paid the price for a few injuries but it's all very, very worthy because of nights like this. We want to progress even further in the competition.
No comments:
Post a Comment