Pablo Zabaleta was West Ham’s unlikely saviour as they battled past League One Gillingham in the FA Cup third round. Then, as Gillingham chased an equaliser, fellow sub Pablo Fornals finished them off with a breakaway goal in stoppage time to seal a 2-0 win. Moments after the interval the chance West Ham had been waiting for arrived, but £45million record buy Sebastien Haller failed to take it. Nevertheless, the change in the sense of urgency from West Ham was palpable. It was the veteran Argentine’s first goal for West Ham, and his first since scoring in a 5-1 FA Cup win for Manchester City against Huddersfield in March 2017.

Source: Irish Examiner January 05, 2020 20:26 UTC