The Graham Potter period at West Ham obtained off to a disappointing and controversial begin when Aston Villa got here from behind to beat Potter’s facet 2-1 and knock it out of the FA Cup on Friday (January 10, 2025).
The third-round match will likely be remembered for a poor choice within the buildup to Morgan Rogers’ successful purpose.
Lucas Paquetá put the Hammers forward after simply 9 minutes just for Amadou Onana to equalize for Villa with 19 minutes remaining.
However the referee gave the house group a Seventy fifth-minute nook after an Onana shot flew vast and it was from that call that Rogers scored the winner. After the ball was cleared Ollie Watkins despatched it again into the field for Rogers to fireplace house.
Video replay clearly confirmed Onana’s shot didn’t hit a West Ham participant and may have been a goalkick.
A former Swansea, Brighton and Chelsea coach, Potter changed Julen Lopetegui this week to return to administration after virtually two years out the sport.
However after its vibrant begin his group ceded an excessive amount of possession and territory to Villa and it’s the house facet that goes into the fourth spherical looking for a primary FA Cup win since 1957.
Wycombe defeats Portsmouth
Within the evening’s different sport, third-tier Wycombe scored twice within the first half to advance previous second-division Portsmouth 2-0.
The match pitted the second in League One towards the group second from backside of the Championship and it went with the shape facet.
Brandon Hanlan gave Wycombe the lead after 17 minutes when he lashed house from shut vary and Sonny Bradley doubled their benefit 10 minutes later with a header from a speculative free kick.
FA Cup winner in 2008, Portsmouth made three modifications at halftime however it made little distinction as Wycombe competently noticed out the sport.
Printed – January 11, 2025 10:52 am IST
