Reid, Hines rescue Hammers

FT: West Ham 4 Macclesfield 1 (AET)

Youngsters Kyel Reid and Zavon Hines rescued West Ham from Carling Cup embarrassment against Macclesfield but the pressure still appears to be on manager Alan Curbishley at Upton Park.

The visitors, who had Izak Reid sent off, had been leading through Gareth Evans’ effort five minutes into the second-round tie and the boos for Curbishley had started long before Lee Bowyer headed an equaliser to force extra-time.

Carlton Cole also scored with his head and Hines then Reid then netted, but the result will do little to change the appearance of the Hammers being in crisis, sparked by conflicting sounds from Curbishley surrounding Anton Ferdinand’s departure to Sunderland this week.

Cole’s strike came in the 10th minute of the added 30, with Ashton nodding back across goal and the substitute heading in.

Hines then tapped in at the far post after Ashton had flashed across goal. Reid cut in and fired a fourth from outside the box before the end.