Rovers’ early lead had been overturned but their start to the second half was promising and they had West Ham under pressure until Taylor chose to take out Victor Moses in a no-man’s land near halfway.
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There were a number of talking points across Sunday as Dimitri Payet continued his fine form for the Hammers, and Emmanuel Adebayor enjoyed his return to White Hart Lane, even if his former employers didn’t…
Fortunately and thrillingly for West Ham, in Payet’s case the symptoms lasted no more than 20 seconds as his side eased into the FA Cup quarter-final at Ewood Park.
West Ham have won 12 of their last 14 FA Cup games against lower league opposition, losing the other two.
You might have save to make in the first minute, last minute or have noting at all. He has scored three goals in the competition this season and also netted in Tuesday’s 3-0 win against Fulham, which ended Rovers’ run of nine league games without a win. “We’re in the quarter-finals now, we’ve got a great chance”. “On the ball he is up there with Luka Modric from the players I have trained so far”. While Adrian remains West Ham’s first-choice option in the Premier League, deputy Darren Randolph has fared well in the cup competitions since arriving from Birmingham on a free transfer in May 2015.
“After the first 20 minutes we played fantastic”, West Ham manager Slaven Bilic said.
However, the game was effectively killed off on 55 minutes when Taylor needlessly fouled Moses for his second yellow card and a sending off, just seconds after Blackburn had seen an effort cleared off the line by West Ham’s Angelo Ogbonna from a Lenihan effort.
With the Hammers into the final eight and set to face either Shrewsbury or Manchester United, Shoot takes a closer look at whether West Ham’s January signing can give them a boost as they look to end their final season at the Boleyn Ground in style.
He said: “I do (think they’ll win it)”.
We’ll have all the breaking team news and updates from 1:00 PM (GMT) so stay with VAVEL UK for the live cup action as it unfolds on Sunday afternoon, in a tie which is looking like being an absolute cracker.
No wonder Hammers boss Bilic, who was warmly embraced by Payet on the touchline after his first goal, was so pleased to tie him down to an improved contract.
Emenike made it 3-1 in the 64th minute at Ewood Park before the striker, on loan from Turkish side Fenerbahce, scored his second five minutes from time.
On Saturday, West Bromwich Albion defender Chris Brunt was pelted with coins by his own club’s fans after their surprise FA Cup fifth round defeat at Reading in an incident described as “barbaric” by his manager.
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Can West Ham go all the way?
