West Ham United fell just short in the FA Cup quarter final against Leeds United. The Hammers mustered a stoppage time comeback to take the game into extra time and even had the ball in the back of the net twice during that period.

Unfortunately for Nuno Espirito Santo’s men they would be forced into the lottery of a penalty shootout where Leeds would come out on top.

The West Ham boss told the club’s official website that the result would be difficult to take, not just for him and his players but most of all, the fans.

“It was a very emotional game from the beginning till the end.

“For the boys, it’s sad, it’s sad, it’s sad for us, especially for our fans, the way they saw the second half, us reacting, chasing the game, creating the best chances, hitting balls in the post.

“I think we did enough to avoid the penalty shootout, but today was not to be.

“In the previous round we came through to the penalty shootout and we said that we were efficient, but today we were not so efficient.

“But the way we reacted in the game itself, the way we...