Craig Dawson bags 17/2 winner as West Ham beat Stockport in FA Cup

Dawson was put up at 17/2 to score at anytime in Monday night's FA Cup game, one of two selections - the other being a West Ham win to nil at odds-against.

His header in the 83rd minute was exactly as written in the script and made for a total profit on the game of 11.1 points - from just three staked.

On Sunday, a hat-trick for Spurs forward Carlos Vincius bagged Tom Carnduff his second 5/1 winner of the afternoon, the first coming when Crawley beat a below-strength Leeds, while a day earlier Tom also predicted that Chorley would continue their dream run in the competition.

All told our FA Cup third-round previews generated a profit of 22.5 points and there was good news for our antepost selections, too, with both Everton and Leicester through - and facing decent fourth- and potentially fifth-round draws.

Dawson to the rescue for Hammers

Dawson spared West Ham’s blushes as they progressed to a FA Cup fourth round meeting with Doncaster.

The driving rain left the pitch resembling a mud bath at full-time and largely negated the gulf in class between the sides, with Stockport having a couple of half-chances to claim one of the round’s biggest upsets.

But the Premier League side, 86 places above their Vanarama National League opponents, avoided a giant-killing as Dawson headed home from Jarrod Bowen’s right-wing cross seven minutes from time.

David Moyes had made five changes to his line-up from the Premier League win at Everton on New Year’s Day, with with Ben Johnson, Mark Noble, Andriy Yarmolenko, Manuel Lanzini and Michail Antonio all drafted in.

But it was still a line-up comprising of seven internationals against a side who had reached this stage of the competition for the first time since 2007, and with Wayne Rooney’s younger brother, John, in their ranks.

Stockport showed plenty of resolve, especially at the back to snuff out several Hammers forays, but their attentions will now turn to a return to the Football League.

FA Cup fourth-round draw

• Cheltenham v Manchester City
• Bournemouth v Crawley
• Swansea v Nottingham Forest
• Manchester United v Liverpool
• Southampton or Shrewsbury v Arsenal
• Barnsley v Norwich
• Chorley v Wolves
• Millwall v Bristol City
• Brighton v Blackpool
• Wycombe v Tottenham
• Fulham v Burnley
• Sheffield United v Plymouth
• Chelsea v Luton
• West Ham v Doncaster
• Brentford v Leicester
• Everton v Sheffield Wednesday

Ties to be played January 22-25

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