Southampton 3-1 West Ham: Romain Perraud nets wonder strike as Saints book spot in quarter-finals

Southampton 3-1 West Ham: Romain Perraud nets wonder strike as Saints book spot in FA Cup quarter-finals

• Romain Perraud opened the scoring with a brilliant long range strike 
• Michail Antonio capitalised on a mistake from Willy Caballero to level the scores
• Saints awarded a penalty after Armando Broja was fouled by Craig Dawson
• James Ward-Prowse made no  mistake, scoring straight down the middle 
• Armando Broja then completed the rout in the fifth minute of injury time  

By Adrian Kajumba For The Daily Mail

Published: 21:52 GMT, 2 March 2022 | Updated: 22:52 GMT, 2 March 2022

Ralph Hasenhuttl raised eyebrows by ringing the changes and needed one of his first-choice picks to come off the bench and inspire Southampton into the quarter-finals.

‘Trust every player we have,’ he urged after introducing nine new faces for this fifth round tie.

But, regardless of the faith he may have in his back-ups, in attack few are as effective as rising starlet Armando Broja can be when he is the mood. 

Romain Perraud celebrates after scoring the opening goal against West Ham United

Perraud found the net with a stunning swerving strike from outside the penalty area

The full-back puts his finger to his lips after breaking the deadlock in the first half 

MATCH FACTS 

Southampton (4-2-2-2): Caballero 7.5; Walker-Peters 7 (Livramento 58, 7), Stephens 7.5, Valery 7, Perraud 8; Diallo 6.5 (Romeu 90), Ward-Prowse 7.5; Smallbone 6 (Redmond 81), Djenepo 6 (S Armstrong 46, 7); Long 5 (Broja 46, 8), Armstrong 6.

Subs not used: Lewis, Bednarek, Walcott, Adams.

Scorer: Perraud 31, Ward-Prowse 69, Broja 95

Booked: Perraud, Diallo

Manager: Ralph Hasenhuttl 6

West Ham (3-4-3): Areola 6; Dawson 7, Zouma 7.5, Diop 6; Johnson 6.5, Rice 7.5, Soucek 6 (Benrahma 54, 6), Fornals 7.5 (Vlasic 76); Bowen…