Upton Park, East London
West Ham Utd. 3 Stoke City 1
What is it with Kenwyne Jones? When I had him in my Fantasy League team, he does sod all, but when he plays against West Ham, he scores. The way the goal was given away is a little worrisome, again from a simple corner, thus there being—Jones—an unmarked man, or one that effortlessly leaves his marker. I was steadying myself for a cup exit, when after 84 minutes (and it has to be said, 50 minutes of West Ham pressure), Scott Parker, our Captain Marvel, headed in the equaliser. In the 30 minutes of extra time, we apparently dominated, and the win to the last eight of the competition was secured. I was a little worried (why is it, I even worry about victories?) that we again won in a cup game but fail to do so in the league, especially noting our manager Avram Grant's recent success in both these areas, but watching the goals on some very grainy footage, I must say that very few teams would not have allowed those goals to not have been scored, and excellent skill led up to both. Certainly, Mark Noble's run, dink, penalty-box jiggery and cut-back pass would have won any game, so there is hope, and Obinna scored a well-placed goal with two minutes remaining, so let's hope that gives him some confidence, too. There's always hope.
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