Saturday’s briefing: Potter suffers losing start as Moyes set for Everton return
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Graham Potter lost his first game as West Ham boss as Aston Villa staged a second-half recovery to knock the Hammers out of the FA Cup with a 2-1 victory. Wycombe joined Villa in the fourth-round draw by upsetting Sky Bet Championship side Portsmouth on Friday night.
Elsewhere, David Moyes was reportedly on the verge of returning to Everton over a decade after leaving for Manchester United. Dementia was also back on football’s agenda after the diagnosis of former Hull and Bradford striker Dean Windass was made public.
Villa fightback ruins Potter’s Hammers start. Graham Potter was heading for the perfect start as West Ham boss until Aston Villa delivered a double FA Cup whammy. Lucas Paqueta stroked home a ninth-minute opener and there were plenty of positive signs for Potter, announced as Julen Lopetegui’s successor on Thursday, as the Hammers dominated the first half.
But Villa turned things around in the space of five minutes during the final quarter. Amadou Onana bundled home from a corner incorrectly awarded instead of a West Ham goal-kick, and Morgan Rogers also converted from close range as Potter’s return to management after 21 months ended in defeat.
Wanderers give Pompey the runaround. Wycombe produced the first third-round FA Cup upset by eliminating Portsmouth at Adams Park. First-half goals from Brandon Hanlan and Sonny Bradley put the League One promotion chasers through at the expense of Championship side Portsmouth.
