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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.