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West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen spoke to BBC Sport after their penalty shootout win over Brentford in the FA Cup.

"That is what we have needed, a bounce back, a lift," he said. "I go back to the QPR game which was almost a season-changing moment for us, going through again in extra time, and then going to Tottenham and playing Sunderland and we won those games.

"Sometimes it can take a game like that to really turn your season around and we have been improving week by week.

"Tonight again we faced another side that are really difficult to play against and it took penalties to get there but you see the celebrations at the end, players, fans, everyone enjoying it. It's what this club has missed this season.

"I enjoy scoring goals and I enjoy being captain of this club. It has not been an easy season, you are the captain and the questions are going to come to you, so you have to step up and answer.

"Maybe I haven't done it as well as I would have liked the last few weeks but I never hide away from a situation. I always try to stand up and be counted. I know goals will come in my game and thankfully tonight I got two goals and it helped us to win the game."

West Ham striker Callum Wilson has verbally agreed terms on a new one-year contract despite Celtic's interest in the 34-year-old Englishman. (Sky Sports), external

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West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo, speaking to the BBC: "We are happy, we are delighted, that we achieved what we proposed to do.

"It was a tough match but it was a fantastic atmosphere, the London Stadium is helping us so much, so I think we deserved to give this moment of happiness to our fans.

"We started well. It was a very tight game, Brentford are a very good team, but in the second half we had the chances to put the game to bed, but the final pass or the final combination didn't come through. Then we allowed the transition for Brentford which put us with 30 minutes and then penalties. The answer of the squad was good, we made a lot of changes and the players that came in helped, so it's positive.

"I believe the FA Cup helps in terms of motivation, in terms of everybody being switched on, knowing that they are going to have the chance to play. During the week many of the players work very hard and then we cannot reward them in the game and sometimes it is unfair. Having the FA Cup alongside the situation in the league will help the squad work even more and compete even more, we need all the players."

On Summerville's injury: "Let's assess him. He felt a knock. I don't know exactly what he has. It is concerning but hopefully we recover with this moment of joy. We'll get better, we'll be faster and we will be able to compete against [Manchester] City.

"Enjoy for a couple of hours and then refocus, recover well and respect your body. It was a big effort from a lot of the players. Then we have to go again."

On being a game away from Wembley: "Like I said, it keeps everybody alive, not dreaming but believing that it is possible to achieve something great brings the best out of them."

Did you know?

• Since Brentford became a Premier League side in 2021-22, no player has more goals in all competitions against the Bees than Jarrod Bowen (seven, level with Phil Foden and Mohamed Salah). Bowen has only scored more than once in two of his past 129 games for the Hammers – both at home against Brentford (hat-trick in February 2024, two in this match).

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Will West Ham use Monday's FA Cup win over Brentford as a springboard in their battle to stay in the Premier League?

With a home match to come against title-chasing Manchester City on Saturday, the Hammers made seven changes - yet it was a trusted and familiar face who helped send them through.

Jarrod Bowen has served West Ham tremendously during his six years at the club and the England attacker will be required to play a huge part over the next few weeks if his side are to avoid relegation.

Eighteenth - level on 28 points with 17th-placed Nottingham Forest - West Ham have nine league games to save themselves.

But this latest win, after last week's crucial victory at Fulham, suggests they are on an upward trajectory compared to Tottenham, who sit just two places and one point above them in the table.

This season has been littered with low moments like the 5-1 home defeat by Chelsea back in August and the 3-0 surrender at rock-bottom Wolves in January.

Yet a campaign that started with Graham Potter at the helm could astonishingly end with a Wembley appearance.

Beat Leeds in the sixth round and West Ham can look forward to a day out at the national stadium in the semi-finals of a competition they last won in 1980.

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The draw for the FA Cup quarter finals has been made. Here is a list of all the ties in the order they were drawn:

• Southampton v Arsenal

• Chelsea v Port Vale

• Manchester City v Liverpool

• West Ham or Brentford v Leeds United

The ties will be played around the weekend of Saturday, 4 April.

Watch all the highlights and best video from this season's FA Cup

West Ham make seven changes to the side that started the win at Fulham last week.

Alphonse Areola, Kyle Walker-Peters, Ollie Scarles, Dinos Mavropanos, Mohamadou Kanté, Adama Traore and Pablo Felipe have all been called into the team.

West Ham XI: Areola, Walker-Peters, Mavropanos, Disasi, Scarles, Kante, Fernandes, Soucek, Adama, Bowen, Pablo.

Subs: Herrick, Wan-Bissaka, Mayers, Kilman, Potts, Magassa, Summerville, Taty, Wilson.

Just the three changes for Brentford who have Brazilian forward Igor Thiago starting his first FA Cup tie.

Kristoffer Ajer, Keane Lewis-Potter and Yehor Yarmoliuk return, with Yarmoliuk making his 100th appearance for the club.

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Collins, Ajer, Lewis-Potter, Henderson, Damsgaard, Yarmolyuk, Schade, Ouattara, Thiago.

Subs: Valdimarsson, Stephenson, van den Berg, Pinnock, Jensen, Donovan, Bentt, Shield, Furo.

I hate to see Premier League teams making changes for the FA Cup but, with the teams battling relegation, I can at least understand them doing it.

West Ham United will definitely rest some players here, and I don't think they will be too bothered if they go out.

The first match my dad took me to as a boy was the 1980 FA Cup final, when Trevor Brooking scored West Ham's winner with a header, but I don't see them back at Wembley this time.

It was a brilliant moment for Hammers fans and a highlight of their history, and I am sure Brentford supporters would love to experience something similar.

The furthest they've ever been in the FA Cup is the quarter-finals, on four occasions, and most recently in 1989.

I get that Keith Andrews' side could make it into Europe through their league position, but why not try to do the same by winning the FA Cup? Let's hope they go for it.

Sutton's prediction: 0-2

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West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo has been speaking to the media before Monday's FA Cup fifth round tie against Brentford at London Stadium (kick-off 19:30 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Nuno confirmed they are "assessing day by day" forward Pablo but he is "improving a lot". After the midweek win over Fulham, he added they are "recovering, assessing and then preparing".

• The Hammers boss said "it was not me, it was the players" when asked about the side's improving form, adding that "the results are helping" the better "atmosphere and mood".

• On how they have become better at bouncing back from difficult results: "We've been able to react well. It's not possible every time but to bounce back from poor performances is always important, especially in the fight we are involved in. We saw against Fulham that the players reacted well after Liverpool, so hopefully it continues. What we want to avoid is setbacks, so let's keep this flow as long as we can."

• Following Tottenham's result against Crystal Palace, Nuno insisted that while they watch all the games, they know they "cannot influence anything, we are just spectators, so it doesn't mean anything for us". He added: "We are still in the same situation. We have a lot of work in front of us."

• With opponents Brentford strong at set-pieces, when asked about the current debate around style of play in the league, Nuno responded: "It has changed. What referees are allowing from set-piece situations is almost crazy. I think they should review it. I think they should come to the clubs and speak to the players."

• He added: "They need to try to really explain to them what is a foul, what contact is and how far you can go with contact, so that the players are more clear on their actions - because we are seeing things that are not normal. I consider many of them fouls."

• As a former goalkeeper, Nuno was asked about how he finds balance when coaching players about what they can do in the box: "Not long ago, a contact on the keeper inside the six-yard box was considered a foul. It was the laws of the game. Now, it has changed totally. I'm glad I don't have to play now because it is really, really hard on them. It is not just because we are playing Brentford - all over the league, as mangers, we have worry and concern about it."

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We asked for your thoughts after Wednesday's Premier League game between Fulham and West Ham United.

Here are some of your comments:

Fulham fans

Neville: Another poor season for us.some changes are needed.players or management. I'm not sure what.

Ben: A real togetherness is evident within the team now. We must keep maintaining these clean sheets as we don't score enough. Still believe we can do it.

Campbell: Very disappointing second half, we did not look like we wanted to win it, gave away possession to often and a rare mistake from Leno. Hope we can come back against Southampton.

Matt: Silva seems to have decided he doesn't want Europe with the starting lineup and setup. Strange.

Louis: Overall poor performance. I am mainly going to blame Marco Silva, why change the successful lineup when we are doing well. Iwobi was very good in the midfield role, so why change it!

West Ham fans

Joe: Wasn't our best performance I have seen this season but it was a very important 3 points to get. We are now really scaring those above us, Summerville comes up with the goods again and Hermansen made some vital saves. We have a tough run in but after this win, I wouldn't count us out.

Gregory: Massive massive win. Brings us closer to safety and it's so good to see our keeper put in a good performance. The only think better than surviving would be to send spurs down as well.

Barry: First half wasn't great, definitely better in the second. Not an amazing game but definitely a brilliant result. A good team performance against a good Fulham side who have shown good form in the last few weeks. We can really start putting pressure on those just above us. Another great finish by Jimmy.

Sue: What an improvement. They kept trying and didn't give up. If they keep this up we will beat the drop.

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On a night when West Ham unveiled a new-look strike partnership, it was Summerville who grabbed the headlines.

For the first time since December, Nuno opted for a front two - Castellanos and Callum Wilson - in an attempt to spark his side's survival bid.

But it was Summerville who continued his mission to keep the Hammers afloat, finishing with the composure of a veteran at Craven Cottage.

Since the turn of the year, the 24-year-old has scored seven of West Ham's 17 goals in all competitions - with five of them coming in the Premier League.

After a difficult first 18 months following his £25m move from Leeds in 2024, the winger has emerged as a beacon of hope for Hammers supporters in recent weeks.

For 14 minutes on Wednesday night, his strike had lifted his side out of the relegation zone - at Nottingham Forest's expense - for the first time since December.

Although Forest later fought back to claim a point against Manchester City at the Etihad, West Ham have the Midlands club in their sights and are only a point behind Tottenham who host Crystal Palace on Thursday.

If the Hammers are to beat the drop and preserve their Premier League status, Summerville is likely to have a decisive say.

Nuno Espirito Santo spoke to TNT Sports after West Ham's victory against Fulham: "It was a very difficult match. I think the boys gave it their all. It's a tough place to come. A fantastic team, Fulham, even after they make the subs, they're stronger. We fight until the end and it means a lot to us, it means a lot to our fans that were huge today the help that they gave us."

On Crysencio Summerville's goal: "He's in a very good moment. He's full of confidence. He's helping the team a lot. "

On keeping a clean sheet: "The clean sheet is always our goal when we start the games. We want to be compact to our opponents because the talent that we have can make the difference."

On the trajectory of the team: "We are improving game by game. It can happen, games like Liverpool, but the confidence is there and the boys are working very hard, very committed knowing that the situation that we are [in] doesn't change anything. We are focused on ourselves and keep going."

Crysencio Summerville spoke to TNT Sports: "Very massive, we have to fight until the end, that's what we did. I am very pleased to get the three points.

"The ball came to me, so I needed to take my composure. The coach said we have to be composed in the final third, I took the advice and I am happy I took it away!

"I am in a good space, I love to play, I am just happy to be back and I try to show it every week.

"We have to keep going now, we took positives from the Liverpool game, we had lots of positives, the fans behind us are very pleased and we are going in the right direction, the only way is up."

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Manager Marco Silva has made four changes to the team that defeated Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, with Antonee Robinson, Samuel Chukwueze, Tom Cairney and Josh King coming in for Harry Wilson (injured), Emile Smith Rowe, Ryan Sessegnon and Oscar Bobb.

Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Diop, Bassey, Robinson; Berge, Cairney; Chukwueze, King, Iwobi, Jimenez

Subs: Lecomte, Castagne, Andersen, Sessegnon, Reed, Lukic, Bobb, Smith Rowe, Muniz

Nuno Espirito Santo has also shuffled his pack ahead of tonight's game at Craven Cottage, with Jean Todibo and Callum Wilson replacing Konstantinos Mavropanos and Soungoutou Magassa.

West Ham XI: Hermansen, Wan-Bissaka, Disasi, Todibo, Diouf; Bowen, Soucek, Fernandes, Summerville; Wilson Castellanos

Subs: Areola, Walker-Peters, Kilman, Mavropanos, Adama, Lamadrid, Magassa, Scarles, Kante

Nuno Espirito Santo has also shuffled his pack ahead of tonight's game at Craven Cottage, with Jean Todibo and Callum Wilson replacing Konstantinos Mavropanos and Soungoutou Magassa.

There are five games in the Premier League on Wednesday and BBC Sport will bring you every moment.

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• Newcastle v Manchester United (20:15) - BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3

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Michael Carrick's love of the game was quickly apparent when he was profiled on the BBC's Saturday morning children's television show Live & Kicking in 1995.

Seated in front of the camera in a Newcastle shirt and surrounded by posters of his idols, including Peter Beardsley, viewers might have felt he was destined to one day represent his boyhood club.

Newcastle had even attempted to pull out one or two stops to convince Carrick to join.

Beardsley presented Carrick with a cake on his 13th birthday at St James' Park while the youngster was invited to play in the prestigious Milk Cup youth tournament a year early.

However, that trip to Northern Ireland left a lasting impression for all the wrong reasons after a few of the players 'borrowed' a Mini and drove it around a car park.

Carrick ultimately felt more comfortable at West Ham - a long way from home - after spending time touring a host of suitors across the country.

Although local talents like Lee Clark, Steve Howey, Steve Watson and Robbie Elliott had made the breakthrough into Newcastle's first-team squad, at the time the club did not even have a reserve side.

By contrast, at West Ham, there was a clear pathway - and Carrick never looked back.

This future England international went on to play for the Hammers and Tottenham Hotspur before joining Manchester United, where he won 18 trophies, including five Premier League titles and the Champions League.

Noel Sliney
BBC Sport senior journalist

East meets west at Craven Cottage on Wednesday night, with Fulham vying to emulate their victory over West Ham in December's reverse fixture.

While Fulham have rekindled their hopes of European football with successive wins, West Ham's revival has lost some momentum and they remain two points from safety.

Wilson key as Fulham dare to dream

Fulham's season is following a similar pattern to their previous campaigns since promotion in 2022 – sat comfortably mid-table or higher heading into March, with aspirations of qualifying for Europe for the first time since 2011.

They've eventually settled for final league positions of 10th, 14th and 10th again, but could it be different this time?

Last Sunday's victory over Spurs left Fulham in ninth place, behind Everton by the narrowest of goal difference. Eighth could be enough for European qualification this season.

If they are to achieve that target, their difference maker could be Harry Wilson. The in-form winger is a minor fitness doubt to face West Ham after being substituted with an ankle injury at the weekend but only after he'd registered his ninth goal and sixth assist in the Premier League this season. No Fulham player has been directly involved in more goals in a top-flight campaign since Dimitar Berbatov provided 15 goals and three assists in 2012-13.

Wilson, who is out of contract this summer, is reaping the benefits of regular football; he has played 83% of the available minutes in 2025-26, having never before reached 50% in a Premier League season. His impact has been particularly strong over the past 15 top-flight games, during which his 13 goal involvements was only bettered by Bruno Fernandes and Erling Haaland.

Familiar failings return for West Ham

Prior to Saturday's defeat by Liverpool, West Ham had taken 11 points from six games – as many as in their previous 18. They've narrowed the deficit to fourth bottom Nottingham Forest from seven points to two over the past six weeks and can take solace from giving Liverpool a harder game than the 5-2 scoreline suggests.

The Hammers conceded as many goals at Anfield as they had in their previous five league matches combined, and the first three on Saturday all came from corners.

Notwithstanding the fact West Ham had previously gone nearly two months without conceding from a set-piece, they have now let in 15 goals from corners this season – five more than any other side in Europe's top five leagues.

Several other unwanted statistics are hindering West Ham's survival chances. They have now only taken one point from the six most recent fixtures in which they conceded first and are winless in 10 top-flight kick-offs at 7pm or later since beating Leicester a year ago. The Hammers have also lost seven of their eight Premier League London derbies this season – only three sides have ever fared worse.