Ian Wright was left fuming by a hugely controversial decision in Aston Villa’s FA Cup third round win over West Ham. Graham Potter’s side took an early lead before Amadou Onana
Aston Villa came from behind to defeat West Ham United 2-1 in their third-round FA Cup tie on Friday after second-half goals from Amadou Onana and Morgan Rogers denied Graham Potter a victory in his first game as the visitors' manager.
Aston Villa have beaten Graham Potter's West Ham 2-1 in the FA Cup, coming from behind after conceding an early goal.
There is the final whistle and Aston Villa are into the fourth round. They have come from behind to knock West Ham out. Graham Potter’s tenure at West Ham ends in defeat despite taking the lead early in the match through Paqueta. Onana and Rogers turned the game around in the second half for the hosts.
Amadou Onana has quietly been one of the best midfielders in the Premier League for some time now. The Belgium international joined Aston Villa from Everton over the summer and has been a huge ...
Graham Potter 's tenure at West Ham got off to the perfect start as his side rapidly took the lead inside just 10 minutes, when Lucas Paqueta superbly finished a thrilling counter-attacking move, but the mood quickly soured as minutes later Niclas Fullkrug, who played a part in the goal, was forced off with a suspected hamstring injury.
It was just Villa's second FA Cup win in nine years. Before Friday night's success, their only win in the competition since 2016-17 came in the third round at Middlesbrough last season. A defeat to Stevenage two years ago, just over two months into Unai Emery's reign was a nadir in a sorry recent FA Cup record.
Potter was installed at the London Stadium this week after the Hammers sacked Julen Lopetegui ... s reign but second-half goals from Amadou Onana and Morgan Rogers sent Unai Emery’s men through.
The build-up to this one has been dominated by speculation surrounding the future of West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui, with the Hammers firing the Spaniard on Wednesday before the trip to Aston Villa on Friday night in the FA Cup (8pm, ITV1).
Graham Potter ’s first game in charge of West Ham has ended in defeat against Aston Villa in the FA Cup third round. Despite taking the lead after just nine minutes as Lucas Paqueta finished off a flowing move involving brilliant play from Crysencio Summerville, the visitors ultimately couldn’t withstand heavy pressure from the hosts.
Two goals in five second-half minutes from Amadou Onana and Morgan Rogers ... one training session following his appointment as Julen Lopetegui's replacement. The Hammers showed flashes of quality ...