FA Cup: West Ham United 2-1 Liverpool (a.e.t) - Five Talking Points
Italy international Angelo Ogbonna scored at the death as West Ham sunk Liverpool and progressed to the fifth round of the FA Cup.In their fourth meeting of the season, the Hammers took the lead at the stroke of half-time through Michail Antonio,before Philippe Coutinho restored parity for the visitors with an impeccably taken freekick.The game ended all square at full time and just when penalty shoot-out loomed, Ogbonna rose highest to meet Dimitri Payet’s free kick and headed home for West Ham’s third success over the Reds this season. They now take on championship side Blackburn Rovers away on 21st of this month.Let’s get to the bottom of the major issues spruced up at Upton Park last evening.
#1 West Ham remain a thorn in Liverpool\'s side
West Ham and Liverpool tussled on four occasions this season, and amusingly, the former have emerged victorious on 3 of them. The Hammers have always been rolled over by the Reds as history would suggest, but it seems they’ve successfully come out of their shadows under Slaven Bilic’s stewardship.
West Ham first humiliated Liverpool with a thumping 3-0 victory at Anfield on match day 2 in the Premier League, and completed their first league double over the Merseyside rivals in 52 years after a 2-0 win at home last month. They then held the Reds to a goalless stalemate in their first leg of FA Cup clash, and now inflicted a triple whammy after their 2-1 success.
The Irons have been playing to the gallery under their new manager and have caused several scalps against the bigger teams in the division, especially Liverpool.