West Ham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola was the hero for the Hammers as David Moyes’ side advanced beyond Manchester City in the Carabao Cup.
The Irons are in the hat for the quarter-finals following a 5-3 penalty success against holders City.
The French stopper, on loan for the season from Paris Saint-Germain, was on fine form in normal time as a rotate West Ham side came under pressure.
Areola denied Kevin de Bruyne, Nathan Ake and pulled off a ‘remarkable’ save to keep a point black header from John Stones out.
With the game decided from 12 yards, only Phil Foden missed from the spot as all five of the Irons’ takers found the net to send Moyes’ men through.
The stalemate at 90 minutes meant the 28-year-old ‘keeper has now kept four clean sheets in four appearances for the club.
On a night whereby the Frenchman was called into action on seven occasions to thwart the visitors to the London Stadium, the former Fulham loanee earned an impressive 8.70 Sofascore rating.
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What a performance.
Already highly regarded for his fleeting displays since arriving in east London, outings like this will make the calls for the ace to take the permanent number one shirt all the more defeating.
Moyes and co will now wait with bated breath to see who they will face in the last eight.
