West Ham crashed out of the FA Cup as their former manager Slaven Bilic led West Bromwich Albion to a surprise 1-0 win. Albion boss Bilic, sacked by the Hammers in 2017, made eight changes as he prioritised the Championship leaders' push to return to the Premier League. But Albion took a shock lead at the London Stadium when Conor Townsend drilled in his first goal for the club after nine minutes. Sebastien Haller should have equalised with a headed chance and Manuel Lanzini then dragged his shot wide, but Albion held on. West Ham were jeered off by their furious fans, while Croatian Bilic, who also played for the east Londoners, celebrated a sweet success with his Albion players.

Source: Punch January 25, 2020 18:00 UTC