Spit shame Arthur gets real gobful off Moyes

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Moyes reacted to the situation at the break by replacing Pablo Zabaleta with new signing Joao Mario. That change saw Byram switch to Zabaleta’s role at right-back, with Mario in his customary position in midfield.

But almost immediately the Hammers were reduced to 10 men when Masuaku was sent off as he prepared to take a throw-in. The winger appeared to spit at Wigan’s Nick Powell.

And the Hammers fell further behind in the 62nd minute when Reece Burke was ruled to have handled when Grigg tried to hook the ball in from the right.

Burke protested but ref Chris Kavanagh stuck to his spot-kick decsion and Grigg drove home the penalty.

Grigg, Dan Burn and Jacobs were superb on another special day in the competition for Wigan, who won the FA Cup five years ago.

But it was grim for the Hammers, whose fans responded with chants of “Sack the board”.

They knew their side deserved to be out of the famous old competition. But they also knew the Hammers had contributed to their own failure – and embarrassment. WEST HAM boss David Moyes slammed Arthur Masuaku after he was sent off for spitting at Wigan playmaker Nick Powell. The French winger will now be banned for six matches and Moyes said: “What Arthur did was despicable and he deserves whatever punishment he gets.

“It’s unacceptable. I asked him, ‘Did you spit?’ He said, ‘Yes’.

“We like him as a player and he’s a good boy. So I would have to say it’s out of character.

“But if you do that you deserve the punishment. The referee didn’t see it. It was the players’ reaction that got him sent off but it was the right decision.”

The Scot said of his under-strength side’s defeat: “We didn’t play like a Premier League team – and we didn’t have one out on the pitch. “We had a lot of players missing. We’ve got a lot of injuries – particularly to strikers.

“We had young players out there but also senior players who didn’t help them.

“I’m hoping to have one or two players back for the Crystal Palace match on Tuesday.

“The Premier League is the priority. I have to say the penalty against us was harsh – it shouldn’t have been given. “But overall it was disappointing. Wigan deserved to win.” The Hammers suffered another blow when Pedro Obiang sustained suspected medial knee ligament damage. Wigan boss Paul Cook said: “The defining moment in the game was the sending-off, which had a positive effect for us. “I’ve heard what happened but I don’t want to say anything about it and make myself look foolish. “But I’m very proud of my players once again. We’ve beaten top-class opposition – it’s a great day for the club.

“We played well and we deserved to win.

“Will Grigg scored the goals and deservedly will get the plaudits.

“But it’s not about one man. It’s about the team – all the players.”