Saturday January 5, 2013 3rd Round Finished Upton Park

West Ham United 2 - 2 Manchester United

  • Collins 27’, 59’
  • Cleverley 23’
  • van Persie 90’

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  1. FA Cup - Van Persie rescues dramatic replay for United at West Ham

    FA Cup - Van Persie rescues dramatic replay for United at West Ham

    Robin van Persie salvaged a replay for Manchester United with a stoppage-time goal in a 2-2 draw with West Ham at Upton Park. More

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    Time:90'
    • West Ham United
    • Manchester United
    • 90+4' The full-time whistle goes at Upton Park, and it's finished 2-2 between West Ham and Manchester United after substitute Robin van Persie scored a stoppage-time equaliser to rescue a replay for Sir Alex Ferguson's side! West Ham are very disappointed having come so close to a win, but it was a fantastic FA Cup tie. Thanks for joining us.
    • 90+3' United have a number of half-chances around the West Ham box to grab a late winner, but Valencia lashes a wild shot over the bar!
    • 90+1' GOAL! Giggs plays a quite brilliant ball over the top of Tomkins's head to pick out van Persie, who keeps his cool to slam the ball beyond Jaaskelainen and into the far corner of the net! United are back level in stoppage time!
    • 90' Giggs misses a glorious chance for United at the other end as he heads wide from inside the West Ham box from a Valencia cross!
    • 88' West Ham squander a great chance to put the game to bed as Noble heads back to Nolan, who fluffs his shot with Carlton Cole turning the ball wide from close range!
    • 87' Noble does superbly to dispossess Van Persie in the West Ham half, and he charges down the right to take the ball clear.
    • 86' Noble dinks a West Ham free-kick into the six-yard box and United clear to the edge of the box before Valencia takes the ball outwide.
    • 85' Valencia gets to the right byline with a typically pacy run, but his delivery is awful and straight out of play.
    • 84' Vidic is booked for a petulant reaction as he blasts the ball into the crowd in frustration.
    • 83' Jarvis is hacked down by Vidic out on the left after keeping the ball in the corner, and that's a reckless challenge from the defender.
    • 82' Nolan is furious with the referee after he is brought down on halfway and doesn't get a free kick.
    • 81' Ferguson is out on the touchline with a look of thunder, and he has made all three changes now.
    • 79' United are dominating the possession as they chase the game, but West Ham are defending superbly.
    • 78' Joe Cole does indeed make way, and he receives a huge ovation from the home fans as Matthew Taylor comes on.
    • 77' Ryan Giggs is United's final substitute as Smalling makes way for the midfielder.
    • 76' Joe Cole was gesturing to the West Ham bench around the time of the substitution, so he is likely to become the third change very shortly.
    • 75' United have their hosts boxed inside their own box now as Valencia whips over two deliveries from the right which are headed away by Tomkins.
    • 74' Diarra is replaced by Noble as West Ham make their second change.
    • 73' What a chance for United! Welbeck climbs above James Tomkins to meet Buttner's cross from out on the left, but he heads over the bar from close range!
    • 72' Cleverley slides another neat ball down the line for Buttner, and United are piling on the pressure now.
    • 71' Potts is rising to the occasion, and he almost gets in down the left after beating Rafael on the outside.
    • 70' Jarvis beats Buttner outwide and whips over a fine cross, but Vidic does well to clear off balance.
    • 69' United take the corner kick short, and Cleverley ends up losing the ball tamely outwide as West Ham end up with a goal kick.
    • 68' It's a double change for United as Scholes and Hernandez are replaced by Valencia and Van Persie!
    • 67' United win a corner as Cleverley produces another fine run, this time down the left.
    • 65' United are poised to make a couple of changes as Ferguson has his subs warming up vigorously on the touchline now.
    • 64' Joe Cole has blood around his mouth after a clash on halfway, and he will have to receive treatment.
    • 63' West Ham introduce Matt Jarvis as a second-half sub, with Vaz Te the man to make way.
    • 61' De Gea is put under real pressure from Carlton Cole as he slices a clearance upfield, and he's fortunate to get away with that.
    • 60' It was another perfect delivery from the left from Cole, and he's made a huge contribution for his side this evening!
    • 59' GOAL! Collins grabs his second goal from another Joe Cole curled cross from the left, and it's almost identical to the first West Ham goal! United are behind, and the home fans go wild at Upton Park! West Ham lead 2-1.
    • 57' It has been a bit of a low-key start to the second half. But Joe Cole keeps the ball in play and delivers a cross to the byline, which Carlton Cole heads on target.
    • 55' Collison receives treatment on the touchline after a clash on halfway, but he comes back on the field moving gingerly.
    • 54' The home fans are in full voice once more as their side keep the ball in their own half.
    • 53' Nolan is doing a very good job in getting close to Scholes when United have the ball in this second half, and Allardyce has clearly addressed that.
    • 52' Kagawa, who has been very quiet on the most part for United today, drops deep to collect the ball and link up the play.
    • 51' Smalling whips over a deep cross from the right which Welbeck meets, but his first touch is too heavy and the ball runs out of play.
    • 49' Evans and Carlton Cole continue to jostle in the United box, and the referee has to have a word with both.
    • 48' The ball breaks to Cleverley on the edge of the West Ham box after fine work from Welbeck outwide on the right, but this time the midfielder fires a wild shot over the bar!
    • 47' Rafael continues to drift inside, and he finds Welbeck outwide with a precise pass.
    • 46' The second half is under way at Upton Park, and Joe Cole quickly fires a wild shot over the bar from range!
    • - @ChukaOba believes West Ham will come through to win the match in the second half, while @SoccerboyDormon thinks Valencia should come on for Smalling to boost United. @YugaJug is also backing United to win through. What do others think?
    • - What did you make of that first half? Are you backing West Ham to come through and win this match, or do you think United will survive this test? You can get in touch via Twitter - @Dan_Eurosport
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    • 45+2' The half-time whistle goes at Upton Park, and it's 1-1 between West Ham and Manchester United with James Collins having cancelled out Tom Cleverley's opener with just four minutes between the two goals. The tie is very finely poised ahead of the second half.
    • 45+1' Vaz Te is tripped by Scholes but play continues, and the United midfielder could quite easily have earned four bookings so far - he has to be very careful from now on.
    • 45' There will be two added minutes at the end of the first half, and Ferguson is still ranting at the fourth official. He's on form today.
    • 44' Welbeck uses his pace once more to get in behind Demel, but he cannot pick out Hernandez in the six-yard box.
    • 43' Vaz Te again volleys into the stand with a hopeless effort, and Allardyce smiles ruefully on the touchline.
    • 42' Smalling trips Vaz Te as he skips down the left with his laces now done up, and West Ham have a free kick on halfway.
    • 41' There is a frustrating delay in play as Vaz Te does up his laces on the pitch, and why everyone has to wait for him to do that I've no idea.
    • 40' Vaz Te blazes a wild shot into the stand behind the United goal, and that's poor.
    • 39' Again, Carlton Cole wins a flick on against Evans, but there is no one running in behind him.
    • 38' Carlton Cole turns past Cleverley and charges down the left, with Evans forced to make a sliding challenge.
    • 37' Collison is booked for a second mistimed challenge in a matter of minutes, and he has no complaints. Perhaps that will satisfy Ferguson on the touchline.
    • 36' Ferguson is remonstrating with the fourth official now after Welbeck is brought down by Collison.
    • 35' Welbeck storms down the left and cuts inside before firing a shot on target from an acute angle, but Jaaskelainen manages to parry the ball unconvincingly to safety with Collins on hand to help out!
    • 34' David Beckham is in a box with his sons at this match, incidentally, and they celebrated the United goal wildly.
    • 33' Hernandez takes on a hugely ambitious volley from 25 yards, and it flies well over the crossbar!
    • 32' Rafael again slides down the right in an attempt to keep the ball in play from Smalling's pass, but it's a goal kick for the hosts.
    • 31' There are vociferous roars for a penalty from the home fans as Nolan goes down under a challenge from Vidic in the United box, but the referee waves away the appeals!
    • 30' Joe Cole is showing his quality now as he drifts out to the right and whips over another fine cross which Evans beats Carlton Cole to in the air.
    • 29' United are straight back up at the other end, with Hernandez and Welbeck putting the hosts' backline under real pressure.
    • 28' It was a pinpoint cross from Joe Cole, and the returning debutant played a key role in that equaliser from Collins.
    • 27' GOAL! Joe Cole whips over a wonderful cross from the left, and James Collins rises imperiously to head beyond De Gea with a powerful finish, and United's lead lasts all of four minutes at Upton Park! West Ham are back on terms.
    • 26' West Ham are pressing in search of a quick response, and United are under the cosh at the moment.
    • 25' It was a wonderful sweeping move from United for the goal, and Hernandez and Cleverley combined perfectly.
    • 24' Scholes is rightly booked for another very cynical challenge as he slides in to bring down Nolan, and the referee immediately reaches for his yellow card.
    • 23' GOAL! United are in front, and it's a brilliant run from Hernandez down the right that creates the chance, with Cleverley producing a clinical finish into the far corner of the net as he races on to meet the cut back! The visitors are in front.
    • 22' United continue to break at pace from the right, in particular, putting West Ham under pressure.
    • 21' It's end-to-end stuff, and Diarra wins a corner with a powerful run, before Cleverley clears from the resulting set piece.
    • 19' Potts clears off the line! Vidic wins a towering header inside the West Ham box to meet a corner from Buttner, and Potts clears off the line superbly at the far post!
    • 18' Rafael is mostly playing in front of Smalling down the right, but he continues to drift inside and into the middle.
    • 17' Scholes dictates the play for United from halfway, before Diarra brings down Rafael to concede a free kick.
    • 16' West Ham are piling on the pressure with deliveries punted into the United box, and Evans is being targeted.
    • 15' Hernandez mistimes his run slightly as he is ruled offside, getting in behind Potts down the right.
    • 14' Cole flicks on a long ball from Collins, but Nolan cannot quite latch on to it inside the United box.
    • 13' Hernandez and Welbeck are full of running in attack for United, but an over-zealous challenge from the latter gives Collins a free kick.
    • 12' Scholes receives a stern ticking off from the referee after a cynical foul on Nolan, and a free kick is awarded. He gets away without a booking.
    • 11' There is an almighty scramble in the United box as Collison whips over another corner, and eventually Evans clears under pressure!
    • 10' Potts does very well to race down the left and win a corner for his side, which Nolan will take...
    • 9' Diarra and Nolan combine in the United half, but Cleverley is swiftly in to challenge and clear.
    • 8' STAT: West Ham have scored an average of 1.2 goals per match, compared to United's 2.8.
    • 7' Smalling canters down the right and cuts the ball back for the onrushing Hernandez, but he cannot quite latch on to the delivery.
    • 6' Vaz Te is dropping very deep and looking to provide energy in the midfield to disrupt United's passing game.
    • 5' Cleverley looks to slip in Hernandez with a neat through ball but it rolls through to Jaaskelainen.
    • 4' Cole makes his first few meaningful touches as he jinks past Kagawa and finds Nolan, with West Ham seeing a good amount of the ball early on.
    • 3' David De Gea is making his eighth successive start in the United goal this evening – the longest run either he or Anders Lindegaard has enjoyed all season.
    • 2' Dan Potts, the 18-year-old recalled from a loan spell with Colchester, gets a few early touches of the ball.
    • 1' Kick-off! United pass the ball around at the back in their change strip of white shirts and black shorts.
    • 17:13 The players come out to a roar, and we're all set for kick-off at Upton Park. What do you think the full-time scoreline will be in this match? You can get in touch with your thoughts and predictions via Twitter @Dan_Eurosport
    • 17:10 It's a lovely, crisp early evening in East London and the atmosphere is crackling ahead of what looks like a superb FA Cup tie.
    • 17:05 Joe Cole spoke this week about the first time he played for West Ham - he was cleaning the toilet floor when Frank lampard Sr told him he was in the team. Joe Cole: From cleaning khazis to Premier League stardom
    • 17:00 There were no fewer than 27 games at 3pm - visit our score centre for all the lowdown on those games including a goalscoring debut for Chelsea's Demba Ba. FA Cup third round scores and scorers
    • 16:55 There are also changes for Manchester United - Robin van Persie finds himself on the bench again as Hernandez and Welbeck start up front. Alex Buttner gets a rare outing while Nemanja Vidic starts in the centre of defence.
    • 16:50 Interesting team selections from both managers - for West Ham the undoubted headline is the second debut of Joe Cole, who starts after his move from Liverpool. Elsewhere Sam Allardyce makes several changes after a busy run of fixtures.
    • 16:45 A glut of stats from Opta: This will be the eighth FA Cup tie between West Ham United and Manchester United, who met in the 1964 semi-finals. West Ham lead the head-to-head 4-3. The last FA Cup clash between these sides in 2003, however, saw the Red Devils win 6-0 at Old Trafford. West Ham have won eight and lost just two of their last 13 home games in the FA Cup.
    • 16:40 It is 12 years since West Ham dumped Manchester United out of the FA Cup at Old Trafford - Paolo Di Canio scoring the only goal past Fabien Barthez. The odds on a repeat? 4/1 today - the visitors are 3/4 with the draw available at 3/1.
    • 16:35 TEAMS - WEST HAM: Jaaskelainen, Demel, Collins, Tomkins, Potts, Diarra, Nolan, Collison, Joe Cole, Vaz Te, C.Cole... Subs: Spiegel, Reid, Jarvis, Taylor, Noble, Spence, E.Lee. // MAN UTD: De Gea, Rafael, Evans, Smalling, Buttner, Vidic, Scholes, Cleverley, Kagawa, Welbeck, Hernandez... Subs: Lindegaard, Ferdinand, Valencia, Giggs, Young, Van Persie, Macheda.
    • 16:30 Welcome to LIVE coverage of the FA Cup third round tie between West Ham and Manchester United at Upton Park!

  • Summary

    • 90+3' United have a number of half-chances around the West Ham box to grab a late winner, but Valencia lashes a wild shot over the bar!
    • 90+1' GOAL! Giggs plays a quite brilliant ball over the top of Tomkins's head to pick out van Persie, who keeps his cool to slam the ball beyond Jaaskelainen and into the far corner of the net! United are back level in stoppage time!
    • 90' Giggs misses a glorious chance for United at the other end as he heads wide from inside the West Ham box from a Valencia cross!
    • 88' West Ham squander a great chance to put the game to bed as Noble heads back to Nolan, who fluffs his shot with Carlton Cole turning the ball wide from close range!
    • 73' What a chance for United! Welbeck climbs above James Tomkins to meet Buttner's cross from out on the left, but he heads over the bar from close range!
    • 59' GOAL! Collins grabs his second goal from another Joe Cole curled cross from the left, and it's almost identical to the first West Ham goal! United are behind, and the home fans go wild at Upton Park! West Ham lead 2-1.
    • 48' The ball breaks to Cleverley on the edge of the West Ham box after fine work from Welbeck outwide on the right, but this time the midfielder fires a wild shot over the bar!
    • 35' Welbeck storms down the left and cuts inside before firing a shot on target from an acute angle, but Jaaskelainen manages to parry the ball unconvincingly to safety with Collins on hand to help out!
    • 31' There are vociferous roars for a penalty from the home fans as Nolan goes down under a challenge from Vidic in the United box, but the referee waves away the appeals!
    • 27' GOAL! Joe Cole whips over a wonderful cross from the left, and James Collins rises imperiously to head beyond De Gea with a powerful finish, and United's lead lasts all of four minutes at Upton Park! West Ham are back on terms.
    • 23' GOAL! United are in front, and it's a brilliant run from Hernandez down the right that creates the chance, with Cleverley producing a clinical finish into the far corner of the net as he races on to meet the cut back! The visitors are in front.
    • 19' Potts clears off the line! Vidic wins a towering header inside the West Ham box to meet a corner from Buttner, and Potts clears off the line superbly at the far post!
    • 11' There is an almighty scramble in the United box as Collison whips over another corner, and eventually Evans clears under pressure!
    • 16:35 TEAMS - WEST HAM: Jaaskelainen, Demel, Collins, Tomkins, Potts, Diarra, Nolan, Collison, Joe Cole, Vaz Te, C.Cole... Subs: Spiegel, Reid, Jarvis, Taylor, Noble, Spence, E.Lee. // MAN UTD: De Gea, Rafael, Evans, Smalling, Buttner, Vidic, Scholes, Cleverley, Kagawa, Welbeck, Hernandez... Subs: Lindegaard, Ferdinand, Valencia, Giggs, Young, Van Persie, Macheda.

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    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
      5.9 6
      Defenders
      5.8 7
      Goals ×2 6.8 8
      6.1 6
      6.1 7
      Midfielders
      Yellow Card 5.5 7
      Substitution Out73′ 5.6 6
      6 7
      Substitution Out78′ 7.3 8
      Strikers
      6.1 6
      Substitution Out60′ 5.5 5
      Subs
      Substitution In73′ 4.9 6
      Substitution In60′ 5.2 7
      Substitution In78′ 4.7 6
    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
      5.4 6
      Defenders
      5.3 6
      5.3 6
      Substitution Out78′ 5.1 7
      Yellow Card 5.6 6
      Midfielders
      Goal 6.1 8
      Yellow Card Substitution Out68′ 5.5 6
      5.2 6
      5 6
      Strikers
      4.9 6
      Substitution Out68′ 6.7 6
      Subs
      Substitution In78′ 7 7
      Substitution In68′ Goal 7.4 7
      Substitution In68′ 5.3 6

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  1. A lot of people thinks that ManU is a one man team. How­ wrong could all of you guys be. Manchester have scored­ the most goals, not just from the strikers, but from­ Defence as well, Evra and Evans with 3-4 goals each i­ cant remember, and the midfield have been assisting and­ scoring them as well.

    From Clement L, on Tue 8 Jan 5:23

  2. Kagawa did a good impersonation of Park: running around­ and achieving very little. Obviously he's rusty­ after injury, but here's a radical thought: why not­ get him fitter with more reserve matches before rushing­ him into first team action? Reserve matches not used­ enough for big stars these days - then managers­ complain about recurring injuries! Smalling­ doesn't look at all happy with the ball at his­ feet. Got in some great positions, but couldn't­ find a decent cross to save his life, even when­ unmarked.

    From Trevor, on Mon 7 Jan 13:34

  3. David De Gea and Shinji Kagawa have not been a good buy­ from the looks of it this season. Van Persie yet again­ another master stroke from Fergie. Begovic and Bender­ is required

    From Clement L, on Mon 7 Jan 7:54

  4. Stanislaw its not luck we just dont stop playing untill­ that wistle goes thats football. it does not finnish on­ 89 mins

    From keith j, on Sun 6 Jan 20:09

  5. Not a bad game as always tough down in west london,­ west ham played well and i dont understand why joe­ couldnt make it at a small club like Liverpool he a­ class player i remember when he went to chelsea i was­ hoping utd would of got him. West hams gain­ Liverpools loss, class goal at the end superb in fact­ every goal was a good one. see you all at OT

    From keith j, on Sun 6 Jan 20:07

  6. Well done the ginger monster , Collins is a class act .

    From L M Jones, on Sun 6 Jan 14:56

  7. again we throw the game away simply cannot defend at­ the right end of the pitch

    From geezer, on Sun 6 Jan 11:48

  8. Is joe cole sponsored by ITV, listening to the­ commentator & pundits he was the only player on the­ pitch. All i will remember about joe cole is that he is­ a work shy fop, spent most of his time at liverpool on­ the sick just like harry kewell did , taking the money­ & doing very little for it, I give him 2 more­ matches until he goes on the sick.

    From , on Sun 6 Jan 10:32
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    As a Spurs fan go on WHU stick one on Man U and Fergie­ in the replay

    From THE BEAST, on Sun 6 Jan 10:02

  10. Do anyone call MU as one man team?

    From Pillai, on Sun 6 Jan 2:32

  11. J.Cole played like a Brazilian! Well played.

    From Messi Ronaldo, on Sat 5 Jan 23:51

  12. Lets not forget....West hams cup final was today and­ they were up for a battle..in fact they wont play this­ good again this year.....Van Persie did what he was­ bought for and shut up the Bubble boys....did you see­ the chubbies singing Bubbles on 89 minutes they thought­ they had us wupped ...............arf arf arf

    From Squatter Mcgrath, on Sat 5 Jan 22:59

  13. Barbara, that makes sense. I guess when you're in­ the kop it's either laugh or cry. And at this point­ I'd say you're sick of crying.

    From Vidic wasn't offside, on Sat 5 Jan 22:34

  14. @362, "Try and visit the Kop one game and soak in­ some proper humerus banter" Tell you what why­ don't you go because when I went in in September it­ wasn't too humerus but as we did you at your place­ again I couldn't care less. On another note West­ Ham were good tonight fair play.

    From Paul, on Sat 5 Jan 22:25
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    What's the difference between Ste and a lemon ­ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / ­ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / ­ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / ­ \ / \ /.......... Nothing Their both BITTER!

    From laughatyouidiots, on Sat 5 Jan 21:51

  16. ROFLMAO..Wow ste your still ranting, banging your head­ on the keyboard with your Lemon traits I see.

    From laughatyouidiots, on Sat 5 Jan 21:47
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    How about a united fan comming out with a witty comment­ or two..All we ever get is hostile and vulgar messages.­ Try and visit the kop one game and soak in some proper­ humerous banter.

    From Barbara, on Sat 5 Jan 21:36
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    SUPERMAN Fergie and United are so so so so so so­ lucky , that its becoming a joke, there is no way ­ that glory-seeking yobo , together with Van Persie­ and Rooney , should have an easy passage through ­ the qualifying rounds !" Virdic got very ­ ragged chasing Cole , centre-forward , that he did­ not show his pre-injury form , nowhere near­ ...........a weak link against better forwards,­ notably Real Madrid?

    From Stanislaw, on Sat 5 Jan 21:02

  19. Infantile even.

    From Vidic wasn't offside, on Sat 5 Jan 20:29

  20. Billy resorts to name calling and then calls me­ juvenile? Ste thinks I'm a Southampton fan? Is this­ the Twilight Zone?

    From Vidic wasn't offside, on Sat 5 Jan 20:26
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