West Ham earns 5-1 comeback victory at Blackburn in FA Cup

Eden Hazard scored Chelsea’s fourth 23 minutes from time before Bertrand Traore sealed the west London side’s passage into the FA Cup quarter-finals with a late goal.

And West Ham’s talisman Dimitri Payet was the inspiration as they ran out comfortable 5-1 winners at Blackburn. We condemn it, I condemn it strongly and Chelsea, I think they will react.

Chelsea said it will issue stadium bans and support police action if it can identify the supporters who threw coins, as the FA Cup fifth round was marred by such incidents for the second day in a row.

Crystal Palace’s Martin Kelly, backgroundt, celebrates after scoring a goal, with teammate Yohan Cabaye during the English FA Cup fifth round soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace at White Hart Lane in London, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016.

“It is a boost in the confidence for the players”.

Five players – Manu Garcia, Aleix Garcia, Tosin Adarabiyo, Bersant Celina and David Faupala – made debuts as the likes of Sergio Aguero, Yaya Toure and Raheem Sterling were rested.

City hit back nearly instantly and it was a first senior goal for Faupala, who got in the way of Cesar Azpilicueta’s clearance and managed to divert the ball high into the net after Kelechi Iheanacho’s poke at goal had been tipped away by Courtois.

And Pellegrini was unrepentant for his decision, saying: “If we played on Saturday it would have been better for us because we have to play for England in the Champions League on Wednesday, so it is better for England [to play a young team]”.

Fellow sub Oscar, however, saw his effort from the spot saved by Willy Caballero. “Those people, those persons, they must not come into stadiums”. Modest Shrewsbury host Louis van Gaal’s United on Monday.

It marked an encouraging first half for City’s youngsters but Chelsea’s experience proved too much after the break.

“That’s why we’re in the final of the Capital One Cup and won the previous two games in this competition”.

Both sides ended with 10 men with Blackburn losing Chris Taylor after 55 minutes for a second yellow card after a trip on Moses and the Hammers having to do without Cheikhou Kouyate for the closing stages after he was shown a straight red for tripping Adam Henley.