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Saturday January 2 - FA Cup 3rd Round Attendance: 26,039

West Ham (0) 1 - Swansea (0) 1

Premiership high-flyers West Ham came within minutes of having their wings clipped by John Hollins' super Swans. Veteran warhorse Julian Dicks saved The Hammers' blushes with a late, late leveller after Jason Smith had looked like giving the Welsh wonders a shock victory. "It was a struggle and a very difficult day for us," admitted a relieved Harry Redknapp after his side grabbed the chance of a replay

GOALS
0-1 Swansea 61 mins Smith
outjumped team-mate Alsop to meet Roberts' bye-line cross with a thumping six-yard header

1-1 West Ham 86 mins Dicks
unleashed a low 30-yarder which skidded across the greasy surface and squirmed underneath the unfortunate diving Freestone, after taking a slight deflection

MATCH RATING

TEAMS and player ratings

 MATCHfacts Rating
* MATCHfacts Star Rating
 
West Ham
Hislop  6            
Potts  6            
Ruddock  5            
Pearce  5            
Dicks  6            
Sinclair  7*            
Lomas  6            
Berkovic  6 sub 65 mins by Cole  6      
Wright  6            
Hartson  5 sub 70 mins by Abou  5      
Lazaridis  5 sub 81 mins by Omoyimni -no rating-      
Subs not used: Forrest Breacker
 
Swansea
Freestone  8            
Jones, S  7            
Howard  8            
Cusack  7            
Smith  8            
Bound  8            
Coates  8            
Thomas  7            
Alsop  8            
Watkin  8            
Roberts  9*            
Subs not used: Bird Jones, J Jenkins Price O'Leary

Referee S. J. Lodge (Barnsley) (Rating 8)

Yellow Cards
West Ham Ruddock 35 mins (unsporting behaviour)

Swansea Smith 35 mins (foul); Coates 49 mins (foul); Cusack 52 mins (dissent); Thomas 87 mins (foul)

Shots On Target: West Ham 6, Swansea 3

Corners: West Ham 8, Swansea 8