Oxford United are through to the next round of the Carabao Cup after humiliating West Ham United 4-0 at the Kassam Stadium last night.
The U’s scored four second-half goals against their Premier League opposition courtesy of Elliott Moore, Matty Taylor, Tarique Fosu and Shandon Baptiste.
It was a night that will live long in in the memory for Karl Robinson’s side. They will face fellow third tier outfit Sunderland in the next round.
Their defender and goal scorer Moore spoke to their official club website after the match: “I think a lot of us had good feelings before the game and that showed. We started off very positive and we went in at 0-0 at half time, which I think everyone would have taken. But then we came out in the second half and put them under pressure, scored four goals and I thought it was a brilliant performance from everyone.”
He continued: “We never let up because against a team like West Ham you can never relax, even at 3-0 or 4-0. They can pull out anything and they are a top Premier League side so we were concentrating all the way through. When the final whistle went at 4-0 it was just a brilliant feeling.”
“Defenders are supposed to treasure a clean sheet more than a win! But a clean sheet and a win is even better, and then a clean sheet, a win and a goal is everything rolled into one!”
Next up for Oxford is a home game against Gillingham on Saturday.
