West Ham goalkeeper Adrian scores winner against Everton

Hammers goalie the hero as pulsating cup tie ends with 20-kick penalty shootout

West Ham United's Spanish goalkeeper Adrian
(Image credit: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty)

West Ham United 2 Everton 2 (West Ham win 9-8 on penalties). Spanish goalkeeper Adrian was the Hammers' hero in their FA Cup third round replay against Everton. After the thrilling tie had finished all-square at 2-2, he took the 20th spot-kick of an extraordinary penalty shootout to sent West Ham through to the next stage where they will face League One Bristol City.

It was West Ham's first victory in the FA Cup since February 2011 and manager Sam Allardyce was still catching his breath when he spoke to reporters. "It was an unbelievable match," he exclaimed. "You can't say the FA Cup has died after that, not with that entertainment value. I thought today had absolutely everything a cup tie should have - a little bit of controversy, some great play, chances missed, some great goalkeeping and some very good goals."

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.