West Brom ease past West Ham in fifth round
LONDON: Nigeria striker Brown Ideye maintained his resurgent form at West Bromwich Albion by scoring in either half in the team’s 4-0 win over West Ham in the FA Cup fifth round on Saturday.
Ideye almost left West Brom in January, six months into a difficult first season, but stayed at the Hawthorns and has now netted for three straight games under recently hired manager Tony Pulis.
Ideye put West Brom ahead in the 20th by turning in Craig Dawson’s center, and made it 3-0 with a 57th-minute header from Stephane Sessegnon’s cross.
James Morrison scored the second in the 42nd and Saido Berahino completed the rout in the 71st, just after Morgan Amalfitano was sent off for West Ham for pushing West Brom midfielder Chris Brunt in the face.
VILLA APPOINT SHERWOOD BIRMINGHAM: Aston Villa has hired Tim Sherwood as its new manager, three days after firing Paul Lambert with the club in the relegation zone in the Premier League.
Sherwood, who was fired by Tottenham at the end of last season, has signed a contract through the end of the 2017-18 season.
Villa’s American owner, Randy Lerner, said Saturday that “while being forever conscious of the frustrations that we all suffer, we feel that a change that offers a positive, fresh approach will be very good for the club.”
Villa said in a statement that Sherwood is one of English football’smostsought-aftermanagers.