Daily WHUFC News - 30th October 2013

Two penalties see West Ham through
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Matt Taylor and Jack Collison both scored spot kicks to defeat Burnley 2-0
on Tuesday
29.10.2013

Burnley 0-2 West Ham United
Capital One Cup fourth round

West Ham United notched a brace of penalties to move into the Capital One
Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 win at Burnley on Tuesday night. Coming just
52 hours after Sunday's draw at Swansea, the Hammers made nine changes to
their starting line-up for the Turf Moor tie and had to withstand a strong
first half from the hosts. The Hammers improved after the break and
eventually saw off the Championship leaders with two spot kicks in the final
14 minutes. Matt Taylor scored the first before Jack Collison, just back
from his loan at AFC Bournemouth, made the game safe in stoppage time. It
was the hosts who were first out of the traps, and former Hammer Junior
Stanislas tested Adrian in the visitors' goal, with a low drive which was
headed for the Spaniard's bottom left-hand corner until his intervention.
The hosts went close in the aftermath of the resulting corner too, as Danny
Ings swivelled and fired in a rising shot which Adrian got fingertips to on
its way over.

West Ham were operating in an new-look 3-5-2 formation and it took them a
while to find their feet. In the meantime, Ings flicked a header wide of the
mark after Kieran Trippier slung in a cross from deep on the right hand
side. Burnley were the more lively side in the first half, although they
were restricted in their goalscoring opportunities. There was a scare for
the Hammers five minutes before the break when Sam Vokes crashed a header
against the post, although the fright was shortlived as a flag raised for
offside would have ruled the Welshman's header out in any case.

Sam Allardyce made a change at the interval, introducing Collison for
Mohamed Diame, and the Hammers began the second period is much brighter
fashion.
Carlton Cole's deflected shot in the 51st minute led to a run of three
consecutive corners, all of which had Burnley under pressure, before Taylor
fizzed in a low cross from the left with 55 minutes played that only just
evaded Carlton Cole and Modibo Maiga in the centre. Carlton Cole was making
his first start since rejoining the Club earlier this month and he was
withdrawn on the hour for Stewart Downing, but it was Burnley who threatened
next as Trippier's 67th minute free kick wobbled as it moved through the
area and smashed against the top of the bar. Nine minutes later the Hammers
were given the opportunity to edge in front when Maiga flicked Dan Potts'
long free kick on and Kevin Nolan was bundled over by Jason Shackell. Taylor
took responsibility from the spot and the result was never in doubt as he
smashed high into the top right corner, giving Heaton no chance.

Adrian stopped a Vokes header following a Kightly corner five minutes from
the end, but the Hammers won a second penalty in stoppage time to seal their
place in the last eight. Keith Treacy was the guilty party this time,
bringing down Collison as he bore down on an open goal after collecting
Heaton's poor kick.
Treacy was given his marching orders and Collison dispatched the penalty
into the same top corner as Taylor.

Burnley: Heaton; Trippier, Long, Shackell, Mee; Treacy, Stock, Edgar (Noble
90), Stanislas (Kightly 83); Vokes, Ings
Subs: Liversedge, Lafferty, Duff, Howieson, Hewitt
Booked: Shackell
Sent off: Treacy

West Ham United: Adrian; Ruddock, Tomkins (Nolan 71), O'Brien; Chambers,
J.Cole, Taylor, Diame (Collison 46), Potts; C.Cole (Downing 59), Maiga
Subs: Spiegel, Morrison, Tombides, Fanimo
Goals: Taylor pen 76, Collison pen 90+3
Referee: Robert Madley

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Big Sam happy with Burnley victory
WHUFC.com
Sam Allardyce was pleased with the Hammers' 2-0 Capital One Cup fourth-round
victory at Burnley
29.10.2013

Sam Allardyce was pleased to see his West Ham United side recover from a
slow start to speed past Burnley into the Capital One Cup quarter-finals.
The Hammers took to the Turf Moor pitch just 52 hours after gaining a
goalless Barclays Premier League draw at Swansea City, with Big Sam making
nine changes to the team that started at the Liberty Stadium. Just captain
James Tomkins and Mohamed Diame kept their places in a 3-5-2 formation that
also included Development Squad regulars Leo Chambers, Pelly Ruddock and Dan
Potts. After an indifferent first-half display, Big Sam changed his system
and brought on Jack Collison, Stewart Downing and Kevin Nolan. The
alterations paid-off as Nolan won a penalty converted by Matt Taylor before
Collison was fouled and scored himself from the spot in added time to secure
a 2-0 win. "I told everybody after the Swansea match that we would change
the team in terms of the players we would need to use to make sure we had
enough fresh legs to cope with a very difficult game," said Big Sam.
"Burnley are top of the Championship and they beat QPR comfortably 2-0 on
Saturday. We played on Sunday afternoon at four o'clock and got back late on
Sunday night, so it would have been ridiculous of me not to use the players
who were fit, eager and raring to go and remiss of me not to play some of
the Under-21s who are top of their league and test them at this level.
"Getting the result means I've done my job the right way and that's what I'm
paid to do and have to do, irrespective of what everybody from outside West
Ham says in terms of what needs to be done. "The players have paid me back
in terms of what needs to be done because the first half wasn't very clever.
We had to reshuffle and the defence was there again. We've now played six
games away from home and conceded just one goal, and even that was from a
penalty that wasn't a penalty. "We had a back four for the last 20 minutes
that included Leo Chambers, Pelly Ruddock and Dan Potts and had Joey
O'Brien, a full-back, at centre-half. They defended against Sam Vokes and
Danny Ings, who have scored nearly 20 Championship goals between them. "Jack
Collison, Stewart Downing and Kevin Nolan all lifted the team in terms of
possession when they came on and we started passing the ball properly in the
right areas, getting in and around Burnley and showing their defensive
weaknesses. "Eventually, we got two penalties and they clinched it. It was a
well-deserved victory in the end and a really good performance that has got
us into the quarter-finals."

While Big Sam did lament the loss of Taylor to a calf injury that will keep
him out for a 'few weeks' and a slight hamstring twinge suffered by Tomkins,
the manager was happy with the performance of his younger players at Turf
Moor. "After the Aldershot game two years ago, I showed that if they weren't
good enough that they wouldn't be here for much longer. "Now we have a group
of youngsters who are top of the U21 Premier League, so they deserved a
chance on the basis that they have been winning every week and we needed to
test them at this level. "I need to rotate my squad because I can't keep
playing the same eleven all the time, because they will get injured. "With
such a young team out there against a team that is top of the Championship,
it was a massive bonus for me to see us win and keep a clean sheet."

In closing, Big Sam said the 2,000-plus fans who had made the long journey
to Lancashire had been rewarded for their outstanding loyalty and passionate
support. "I didn't really tell the players to go out and play they way they
played in the first half, but the fans gave me a bit of stick walking off
and rightly so because they hadn't seen their players play the way they
can," said the manager. "I told them at half-time that our 2,000 fans had
paid 80 or 90 quid to get to the game and they were giving them stick so
'What are you doing? You've got a West Ham shirt on and I don't care old or
young you are, go out there and give them some entertainment and value for
money'. "I told them 'I'm going to change the system to help you because the
current one isn't working, then you go out and play like you can'. "Systems
only work when the individuals play to their best and our individuals did a
magnificent job in the second half and gave the fans a lot of entertaining,
attacking play at their end. They wanted to see us win and we did."

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U21s made to wait for cup opposition
WHUFC.com
The Development Squad will have to wait to discover their U21 Premier League
Cup opponents
29.10.2013

Nick Haycock's Development Squad will have to wait a little longer to
discover who they will face in the U21 Premier League Cup Round of 32. The
Hammers have been drawn against the winners of the Bristol City-Peterborough
United Second Qualifiying Round tie, which was due to be played on Monday.
But heavy rain in Bristol led to the match being postponed with a
waterlogged pitch and a new date will have to be found for the meeting
between the Robins and the Posh.

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Burnley 0-2 West Ham Utd
KUMB.com
Filed: Tuesday, 29th October 2013
By: Staff Writer

West Ham are through to the next round of the Capital One Cup - but were
made to work for the win by a hard-working Burnley side. Two second half
penalties were enough to see the Hammers through to the next stage of the
competition, as Sam Allardyce's side weathered a Burnley storm before seeing
off the Championship leaders. The home side, unbeaten at home in their
previous 13 outings controlled the first half but were ultimately made to
pay for failing to make the most of their dominance against a West Ham team
featuring nine changes from that which drew at Swansea just 48 hours
earlier. Having survived a scare in the 67th minute when Kieran Trippier's
20-yard free kick crashed off the crossbar, the Hammers finally broke the
deadlock with just 14 minutes of normal time remaining. Kevin Nolan, one of
three first team players introduced in the second period was awarded a spot
kick after he was felled by Claret's defender Jason Shackell. The defender's
furious protests were rewarded with a yellow card before Matt Taylor smashed
the ball into the left-hand corner of Tom Heaton's net.

Passage into the quarter finals of the competition was finally assured when
the Hammers were awarded another penalty in the second minute of added-on
time. A United counter attack drew a mistake from 'keeper Heaton which left
Hammers sub Jack Collison with a clear run on goal. As the Welsh
international prepared to pull the trigger he was taken down by a rash
challenge from Keith Treacy, who was subsequently issued with a red card.
Collison - making his first appearance for West Ham since returning from a
month-long loan spell at Bournemouth - dusted himself off before putting his
spot kick into the same area as team mate Taylor had before him to secure a
2-0 win; a comfortable win on the face of it, but one for which United had
to work hard to secure. * The draw for the quarter finals of the Capital One
Cup will be made live on Sky Sports tomorrow [Wednesday] night, following
the fourth round tie between Newcastle and Man City.

West Ham's opponents will be one of the following:
Chelsea; Stoke City; Leicester City; Manchester Utd; Newcastle Utd or
Manchester City; Tottenham or Hull City; Sunderland or Southampton.

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Late penalties gift West Ham 2-0 victory over Burnley at Turf Moor
Last Updated: October 29, 2013 9:59pm
SSN

A pair of second-half penalties from Matt Taylor and Jack Collison sent West
Ham into the Capital One Cup's quarter-finals as they ended 10-man Burnley's
run of eight successive victories. This was always likely to be a tricky tie
for the Hammers with their opponents, leading the Sky Bet Championship, in
such buoyant mood after recent results and bidding to win an 11th straight
League Cup tie at Turf Moor. Yet, in a much-improved second-half showing,
Sam Allardyce's substitutions helped turn the tide in the visitors' favour
with Kevin Nolan, one of those replacements, winning the all-important first
spot-kick and Collison earning and converting the second. The hosts had
shaded the first half but found stubborn resistance in the form of Hammers
goalkeeper Adrian, who twice repelled efforts from Junior Stanislas, while a
stop from Danny Ings sandwiched in-between was the pick of the bunch.
Allardyce's men were struggling to ask questions at the other end despite
fans' favourite Carlton Cole and Modibo Maiga both deployed as strikers. In
the second half the contest began to open up but it was still the Clarets
who looked more threatening, full-back Kieran Trippier hitting the crossbar
with a wicked free-kick after the hour mark. Nolan was brought down by Jason
Shackell in the area and, although the centre-back looked to have won the
ball, referee Robert Madley pointed to the spot with Taylor making no
mistake. As the visitors tried to force extra-time, Collison sprung on the
break and was hauled down by Keith Treacy, with the winger being sent off,
before the Welsh midfielder himself stroked home the penalty to hand Sean
Dyche's men their first defeat since August.

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Burnley's Danny Ings praises West Ham's Ravel Morrison ahead of Capital One
Cup clash
Last Updated: October 29, 2013 8:47am
SSN

Burnley striker Danny Ings knows all about the mercurial talents of England
Under-21 team-mate Ravel Morrison, but he will hope to get the better of the
West Ham forward when their respective clubs meet in the Capital One Cup.
Morrison and the free-scoring Ings will be reunited at Turf Moor on the
domestic scene after becoming acquainted as a part of Gareth Southgate's
set-up earlier this month. The enigmatic Morrison, touted as a future star
during his time with Manchester United, has earned wide-spread praise of
late after showing considerable signs of maturation at Upton Park. Ings was
certainly impressed with what he saw during training at St George's Park and
is fully aware of the threat he is likely to pose his Clarets team-mates.
"He's got all the ability in the world; he's a great player," said the
21-year-old. "On the ball he's incredible. He was really good in training,
he scored some ridiculous goals as well, he's a good player."

The admiration clearly extends both ways, with Morrison praising Ings after
his two goals saw Burnley past QPR as they extended their advantage at the
top of the Sky Bet Championship table on Saturday. "Danny ings is a very
very good player," Morrison said on Twitter at the weekend. The
ex-Bournemouth man's brace against Rangers took his tally for the season to
13 goals in just 16 games and he continues to reap rewards in tandem with
Wales international Sam Vokes. Certainly Hammers boss Sam Allardyce, shorn
of attacking options himself since Andy Carroll's injury earlier in the
year, could look at Burnley's duo with envy as he presides over whether to
persist with his much-debated 4-6-0 formation. The form of the Clarets'
front two has inspired them to eight straight wins in all competitions and
Sean Dyche's men have extra reason to feel buoyant about booking a
quarter-final spot on home soil. Burnley have progressed in each of the
previous 10 League Cup ties at Turf Moor and Ings expects the Hammers to be
the 11th straight visitor to exit in East Lancashire. "I'm sure we're going
to beat them," he said. "I'm really confident about that game. I'm sure with
the confidence we've got at the moment we can turn anyone over. The crowd
have been great getting behind us and it seems to be getting louder and
louder."

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Burnley 0-2 West Ham: Taylor and Collison penalties seal Capital One Cup
progress
29 Oct 2013 22:10
The Mirror

Sean Dyche felt Burnley were victims of a refereeing injustice after seeing
their eight-game winning streak ended. Referee Robert Madley gave West Ham a
controversial penalty for Jason Shackell's challenge on Kevin Nolan and
Dyche claimed the official did not have a proper view of the incident. Matt
Taylor dispatched the 76th-minute penalty before Keith Treacy was red carded
for a professional foul on Jack Collison, who converted the Hammers' second
spot-kick in the fourth minute of stoppage time. "It was a big decision
which changed it," said the Burnley manager. "I have asked the referee about
it and he said he was happy with his view but I wasn't happy with his view.
"It is a very difficult place to see a penalty from, behind the play,
through three or four players.
"Whether or not it was a penalty is debatable and Shacks got a tiny touch on
it. "I'm more interested in his viewpoint. And it's very difficult from
behind the play, wrong side of the incident, with two or three players in
front of him. It's very difficult for a referee to be 100 per cent sure.
"But I always respect the referee's decision and that's the way it is."

Sam Allardyce admitted West Ham might have been fortunate, but insisted they
deserved to win. "I had too many bodies in front of me and I haven't had a
look at it on my laptop yet," said the Hammers boss. "But the second one was
absolutely stonewall. It was in front of me and I could see it. It was
cynical. But, if we have had a bit of luck, we have had a bit of luck.
Pictures from Burnley vs West Ham and more of the night's ties: "Really,
there was no doubt that when we started to play in the second half, which we
didn't in the first half, we got through the Burnley defence and got the
victory we deserved."

Defeat was hard on Dyche's men and they played well, hitting the bar through
Kieran Trippier. Even Allardyce admitted they were the better side in the
first half and former Hammers midfielder Junior Stanislas unleashed a low
drive, which Adrian touched around his right-hand post. They maintained the
pressure and 13-goal top scorer Danny Ings hit a fierce shot, which the
Hammers' Spanish goalkeeper pushed over. West Ham, who ditched their 4-6-0
formation to play with two strikers, improved in the second half and skipper
James Tomkins had a header hoofed clear before Joe Cole put the ball in the
net, only for it to be disallowed for offside. Trippier then hit a 25-yard
free-kick against the bar before Madley's contentious call when Shackell
tackled Nolan decided the tie.

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