Somehow, West Ham slithered out of this barnstorming FA Cup tie with a spot in the fifth round. After Declan Rice, who was sent on by David Moyes at half-time to bring some order to an abject performance, struck in second-half stoppage time to take the game to extra time, Jarrod Bowen prevented penalties after snaffling a winner with 13 seconds left on the clock. Moyes, hands in pockets, was unmoved.
The Kidderminster manager, Russell Penn, could only pull his snood over his face, while his assistant, Jimmy O’Connor, swivelled on the touchline in disbelief. West Ham got out of jail to avoid an embarrassing exit and burst sixth-tier Kidderminster’s bubble, after Alex Penny had sparked delirium by opening the scoring.
