Moyes' halftime ploy can't prevent another Hammers defeat


Soccer Football - FA Cup Fourth Round - West Ham United v West Bromwich Albion - London Stadium, London, Britain - January 25, 2020 West Bromwich Albion's Conor Townsend scores their first goal REUTERS/Ian Walton

(Reuters) - Beaten West Ham United manager David Moyes conceded he was forced to make wholesale changes at halftime after his side's woeful start against Championship side West Bromwich Albion in the FA Cup fourth round at London Stadium on Saturday.

But even the introduction of Mark Noble, Angelo Ogbonna and Michael Antonio failed to lift the three-times FA Cup winners, who were beaten 1-0 by a side led by former Hammers boss Slaven Bilic on his first return to the club who sacked him in 2017.

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