As it happened: West Ham set up tie with Man Utd after cruising past Derby

West Ham set up a Fifth Round tie with Manchester United after comfortably beating Derby 2-0. 

The Hammers took the lead early on after a nice move from West Ham gave Soucek the space to head down to Bowen, who volleyed West Ham in front in the opening ten minutes.

Derby had promising moments without creating too many chances in the first half, but gave themselves a mountain to climb when they conceded a second just after half-time.

West Ham did not have to get out of second gear tonight, in an uninspiring cup tie.

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The West Ham forward has had a quiet season for the Hammers, but he had a hand in both goals tonight.

Bowen was in the right place at the right time to volley home Soucek header in the opening ten minutes. 

The goalscorer then turned provider to pick out Antonio at the back post, to take the game away from Derby.

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West Ham are into the Fifth Round after cruising to a 2-0 victory.

West Ham put in a professional performance in a match that lacked creativity.

90. There will be THREE minutes of added time.

87. Fornals OFF, Lanzini ON.

86. Dobbin works it on to his right foot, and tries his luck from the right side of the box, but his effort is straight down Areola's throat.

76. Bowen, Emerson OFF Mubama, Cresswell ON

78. West Ham look to ensure they give Derby a route back into this tie.

71. Hourihane OFF, Rooney ON.

70. Soucek goes into the book.

67. Emerson gomes in from the left and picks out Benrahma, who just slides Bowen in. The winger is one on one with Wildsmith, but the keeper makes himself big and denies Bowen.

64. Antonio OFF, Benrahma ON.

62. It's a quadruple substitution for Derby!

Barkhuizen, Mendez-Laing, Davies, Bird OFF, Dobbin, Cashin, Springett, Thompson.

56. Bird tries one from range, but he slices across the ball and it ends up well wide. 

Derby have been restricted to efforts from range tonight. They haven't really made Areola work.

55. It's a long way back for Derby now!

50. Bowen squares across the six-yard for Antonio who heads West Ham 2-0 up.

47. Encouraging start from Derby, with Knight dragging a long-range effort wide.

46. We are back underway!

Can Derby find an equaliser?

It has not been the most entertaining half this weekend, but West Ham lead, with Bowen volleying them ahead.

45. There will be ONE minute of added time.

43. Lightning from Mendez-Laing who beats Emerson, and gets to the byline, but Ogbonna is well-positioned to clear. 

37. Antonio finds Fornals on the left side of the box, but the Spaniard tries to come onto his right, but he runs into traffic, and Derby clear.

34. Barkhuizen picks out Collins on the edge of the box, how looks to volley one goal wards, but he gets it slightly wrong and his effort is wide.

29. Bowen celebrates after he prods West Ham in front.

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The game has settled down, with both sides cancelling each other out.

22. Smith is the first player into the book.

21. Hourihane tries one from range on the volley, that would have been goal of the competition.

19. Derby are trying to build themselves back into the game, as they look for an equaliser.

14. Mendez-Laing gets half a yard on Aguerd and hangs one to the back post, but Collins can't get on the end of it.

10. Soucek heads down to Bowen, who volleys into the bottom right corner.

8. Mendez-Laing has pocket picked in midfield, which allows Bowen to drive towards the box, he works it onto his left, but is effort is straight at the goalkeeper.

3. Max Bird is dispossessed in midfield by Downes, which allows Antonio to stretch his legs by driving at the Derby backline, but he slashes his shot wide.

2. Derby start brilliantly, with Barkhuizen getting in down the left, he looks to cut it back to the penalty spot, but nobody is there, and West Ham clear.

1. Fornals gets us under way, West Ham kicking from left to right.

Thomas Bramall leads the teams out ahead of tonight's cup tie.

Kick-off is moments away!

Switching attention back to tonight's fixture between Derby and West Ham, we now know that the winner of this tie face a trip to Old Trafford to face Manchester United.

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Wrexham could be hosting Premier League Tottenham if they manage to get past Sheffield United in their FA Cup replay.

Elsewhere Nathan Jones' Southampton could be hosting his former club if Luton beat Grimbsy in their replay.

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The FA Cup 5th Round draw will be made live on the One Show on BBC 1 tomorrow at 7pm.

The 5th Round ties will be played midweek during the week commencing Monday 27 February 2023.

These are the ball numbers: pic.twitter.com/SurbAMdERR — Ollie Bayliss (@Ollie_Bayliss) January 29, 2023

We will bring you all the fixtures as they are revealed. The draw should start shortly.

Your Hammers to take on the Rams ⚒️#DERWHU pic.twitter.com/t69Icbv5yy — West Ham United (@WestHam) January 30, 2023

Here's our @EmiratesFACup line-up! 📋🐏

Our only change sees James Collins takes the place of David McGoldrick, who's picked up an injury in training 🔁

Young forward Dajaune Brown is named among the substitutes.

𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗢𝗡 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗦 🖤🤍#DCFC pic.twitter.com/a8NGqjcmTQ — Derby County (@dcfcofficial) January 30, 2023

Good afternoon and welcome to VAVEL's match coverage of Derby vs West Ham in the FA Cup.

We will also bring you live coverage of the draw for the Fifth Round at around 7pm. Team news to come...

I will be back here at 6:30PM UK time, ahead of team news ready to bring you all the action from the FA Cup match between Derby and West Ham.

Do not miss a detail of the match Derby vs West Ham live updates and commentaries of VAVEL.

The game kicks off at 7:45PM UK time and will be live on ITV4 and ITVX.

India: 1:15am IST.

South Africa: 9:45pm SAST.

Australia: 5:45am AEST.

Japan: 4:45am JST.

USA: 2:45pm ET.

Derby come into this one in great form, and will be keen to put their name on the back pages again after relegation form the Championship. Being at home gives them an edge. 

David Moyes' job is still under scrutiny, defeat here would only put him under the magnifying glass even more. I think he will take this competition seriously and field a strong team to avoid an upset.

Monday night. Under the lights. Away at Pride Park. Thos will not be easy for West Ham, but I see them scraping into the Fifth Round.

Derby 0-1 West Ham

In the previous 15 meetings between these two sides, Derby have only won two, while West Ham have won nine. 

The most recent meeting between these sides was on New Year's Eve 2011, in the Championship when Derby County beat West Ham at Pride Park.

The last meeting in the FA Cup was 100 years ago, in March 1923. It was an FA Cup semi-final at Stamford Bridge, which saw West Ham cruise into the final beating Derby 5-2. West Ham were beaten 2-0 by Bolton in the first final to be held at Wembley Stadium.

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Transfer rumours have been swirling around Michail Antonio, with the striker linked with a move away to Premier League relegation rivals, Nottingham Forest and Everton.

But with injuries to Scamacca and Ings it looks likely that Antonio will stay until the end of the season. Antonio's goals have been the key to West Ham's success over the past few seasons and will be keen to prove a point to Moyes on Monday night, by getting on the scoresheet.

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The 35-year-old EFL journeyman, David McGoldrick, is having a fine season with Derby, scoring nine goals in 21 appearances.

The Irishman is the club's top scorer, with his experience coming in useful in trying to lift Derby County out of League One and back into the Championship.

His experience and his eye for goal will be key if Derby are to produce an upset. McGoldrick will have to work off scraps, so will have to be sharp.

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West Ham's duo of striker signings this season are ruled out through injury, with Danny Ings and Gianluca Scammacca suffering knee injuries.

Kurt Zouma will also miss the trip to Derby with a hip problem.

Predicted XI:

Areola; Johnson, Ogbonna, Aguerd, Emerson; Rice, Downes, Fornals; Bowen, Antonio, Benrahma

Louie Sibley is ruled out of this cup tie, with a groin injury.

But Derby are boosted by the potential return of Cashin after he returned to training this week.

Predicted XI:

Wildsmith; Smith, Davies, Forsyth, Roberts; Hourihane, Bird, Mendez-Laing, Knight, Barkhuizen; McGoldrick

The referee for Derby vs West Ham will be Thomas Bramall. The linesmen will be Derek Eaton and Steven Meredith, with Andrew Madley as the fourth official.

VAR will not be in operation at the match.

The Derby vs West Ham match will be played at Pride Park in Derby, with a capacity of 33,597 people. 

West Ham have had a disappointing season, with Moyes' side facing a relegation battle in the second half of the season.

West Ham fans are used to seeing their side competing for European spots, but the Hammers are way off the mark this season.

However, they are still in the Europa Conference League and the FA Cup, so there is still an opportunity to have a stab at some silverware this season.

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Excluding their defeat to Liverpool on penalties in the Carabao Cup, Derby are 18 games unbeaten in all competitions, with the Rams soaring up to fourth in League One.

Paul Warne's side have taken maximum points from their last five games in the league, and have put themselves in the conversation for automatic promotion back to the Championship. The question is, can they convert that form to the FA Cup and produce one of the shocks of the round and beat Premier League side, West Ham.

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My name is Jayden Whitworth and I'll be your host for this game. We will provide you with pre-game analysis, score updates, and news as it happens live here on VAVEL.

West Ham travel to the East Midlands for the final game of the FA Cup Fourth Round.