Reid goal nail in the coffin for Big Sam as Forest rout Hammers

Sam Allardyce faces fresh questions over his future as West Ham manager as an unrecognisable side were routed by second-tier Nottingham Forest in the third round of the FA Cup.

The Sky Bet Championship side’s emphatic 5-0 win – courtesy of Djamel Abdoun’s cheeky ’Panenka’ penalty, Jamie Paterson’s second-half hat-trick and Andy Reid’s late finish – might go down in some quarters as a cup upset but once the team-sheets were announced the bookmakers had already installed the hosts as favourites.