{"id":23177,"date":"2026-02-14T15:46:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T15:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/14\/west-ham-overcome-third-tier-burton-scare-in-fa-cup\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T15:46:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T15:46:31","slug":"west-ham-overcome-third-tier-burton-scare-in-fa-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/14\/west-ham-overcome-third-tier-burton-scare-in-fa-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham overcome third-tier Burton scare in FA Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>MANCHESTER, England (AP) \u2014 What a brave Burton Albion gave. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">premier league<\/span> West Ham suffered a scare in the FA Cup on Saturday as they lost 1-0 in extra time. <\/p>\n<p>Burton are in a relegation battle in English football&#8217;s third tier, but are on par with their top-flight opponents and threaten to pull off the latest upset in this season&#8217;s post-minor league competition. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Macclesfield beat title holders Crystal Palace<\/span> In the third round. <\/p>\n<p>However, West Ham finally found a breakthrough with substitute Crisencio Somerville scoring in the 95th minute in the fourth round draw at the Pirelli Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>There has been relief across the board for West Ham, who are battling relegation this season. There was still some tension until the final whistle, as Freddie Potts was shown a red card six minutes after Somerville&#8217;s goal. <\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>James Robson is <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/x.com\/James Saran Robson<\/span><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/fa-cup-scores-6d61337d0eff113f429ab5d42a8ae7de\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANCHESTER, England (AP) \u2014 What a brave Burton Albion gave. premier league West Ham suffered a scare in the FA Cup on Saturday as they lost 1-0 in extra time. 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