West Ham: Hermansen, Diouf, Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Disasi, Magassa, Soucek, Fernandes, Bowen (C), Taty, Summerville
Subs: Areola, Kilman, Todibo, Walker-Peters, Wilson, Mayers, Traore, Kante, Scarles

Bournemouth: Petrovic, Truffert, Senesi (C), Scott, Evanilson, Adams, Jimenez, Adli, Kroupi. JR, Hill, Rayan
Subs: Mandas, Brooks, Christie, Diakate, Tavenier, Smith, Toth, Enes Unal, Milosavljevic

Most football fans know about match day betting, but there are many other ways to place a bet that get less attention. In lower leagues like League One and League Two, football supporters can find different markets besides the regular win, draw, or lose options.
 
These extra markets allow fans to use their club knowledge and apply it in fresh ways. Football remains one of the most popular sports for wagers, and the amount of money spent on sports betting in the UK appears to be increasing over time.
 

Nuno Espirito Santo held fellow Portuguese international, Pablo, in very high regard in January and in fact, he admired the forward so much that he convinced the club to sign the striker within two days of the window opening, certainly record-breaking for the Hammers.

West Ham made it to the fifth round in the FA Cup for the first time since the 2023/23 season, which would be the final round of the campaign that season after the club lost 3-1 to Manchester United.

After two favourable draws against QPR and Burton, both of which the Hammers went to extra time for, the draw for the Fifth Round has confirmed that West Ham will play Macclesfield or Brentford at the London Stadium.

The decision of who Nuno’s side will face shall be determined by the result tonight as Macclesfield host the Bees at 19:30 UK Time.

It may come as a surprise to some, but yes indeed against Burton, there was a gameplan and a set of tactics that Nuno sent the Hammers out with in an attempt to defeat Burton.

As anticipated, having a heavily rotated side which saw a handful of youth players along with second team players in, tactics weren’t going to be as smooth as expected, but unfortunately, that only came into reality once the game had kicked off.

Hammers embarked on a thrilling 90 minutes, which consisted of two penalty calls, one for each side, as well as a demonstration of how poor the Hammers can be without the introduction of key players.

Callum Wilson appeared to be struggling up top alone only managing a handful of touches with the best opportunity of the 90 coming through Mavropanos with a headed effort from the corner, but the keeper comfortably saved.

Burton: Collins, Godwin-Malife (C), Armer, Vancooten, McKiernan, Beesley, Shade, Evans, Lofthouse, Revan, Krubally
Subs: Dudek, Chauke, Sibbick, Tavares, Moon, Sraha, Larsson, Adom, Cannon

West Ham: Areola, Walker-Peters, Mavropanos (C), Kilman, Mayers, Scarles, Magassa, Kante, Lamadrid, Adama, Wilson
Subs: Herrick, Disasi, Taty, Diouf, Wan-Bissaka, Potts, Orford, Ajala

West Ham’s attempted fairytale escape continued to speak for itself as the Hammers continue to face atrocious luck spanning from the club’s own results to other sides, as well as a pitiful variety of dodgy VAR calls.

How NES’ spirit hasn’t been squashed for the Hammers so far is beyond extraordinary. The feeling of always being so close in games but always missing out is what has placed West Ham in this position.

The Hammers haven’t honed in on three points, it’s been yet another groaning game that resulted in the opposition scoring, but this one was the most heartbreaking of all. A miraculous seven minutes of added time came from thin air, as well as the Hammers breathing on Manchester’s Finest, all of which supposedly resulted in enough time for Manchester United to score.

West Ham: Hermansen, Wan-Bissaka, Disasi, Mavropanos, Diouf, Soucek, Fernandes, Bowen (C), Summerville, Taty, Potts
Subs: Areola, Pablo, Walker-Peters, Scarles, Wilson, Traore, Kilman, Kante, Magassa

Manchester United: Lammens, Dalot, Mainoo, Maguire, Martinez, Fernandes (C), Cunha, Amad, Casemiro, Mbuemo, Shaw
Subs: Bayindir, Heaven, Malacia, Mazraoui, Yoro, Fletcher, Ugarte, Sesko, Zirkzee