Andy Reid has given Roy Keane and Martin O’Neill something to think about with a goal in Nottingham Forest’s 5-0 rout of West Ham in the FA Cup fourth round.
Keane was in the stands at the City ground to watch Forest tear apart their Premier League opponents and intensify the pressure on Sam Allardyce. The West Ham boss made nine changes to his side, handing out five debuts – three from the start and another two coming off the bench for their first appearances in a West Ham shirt. It was one to forget.
Djamel Abdoun commenced the goal rush with a cheeky and perfectly executed 'Panenka' penalty after13 minutes. It was arrogant and defiant from Abdoun (and his first ever goal for the club), and in the second half his teammates followed suit with a thrilling demolition of the Hammers.
It remained at 1-0 until 65 minutes in, when Jamie Peterson scored the first of a 15 minute hat-trick. Three smart finishes mutated the game from a disappointment to a disaster for West Ham, in a quarter of an hour. Andy Reid scored a top corner strike from twelve yards out in stoppage time to round off a superb performance.
