- Hammers stopper Darren Randolph believes the Hammers proved they are a match for anyone after Wednesday’s 2-1 EFL Cup win over Chelsea
- Cheikhou Kouyate and Edimilson Fernandes were the goalscorers for the hosts in the last-16 clash
- Randolph says the side are already looking forward to visiting Old Trafford in the quarter-finals
Darren Randolph believes the Hammers’ 2-1 EFL Cup victory over Chelsea on Wednesday night proves they are a match for any team on any given day.
Slaven Bilic’s men moved into the last eight of the competition thanks to goals from Cheikhou Kouyate and Edimilson Fernandes at London Stadium and will now face Manchester United for a place in the semi-finals.
But stopper Randolph, who returned to the starting lineup for the impressive win against the Blues, says the east Londoners won’t be daunted heading to Old Trafford.
“We never seem to get the easy route in cup competitions, but it’s another trip to Old Trafford, where we went last season and put in some good performances,” he said.
“We look forward to going there twice [in a week]. Tonight, we showed we’re a match for any team on any given day.
“It was a good display for the whole game. Obviously to beat Chelsea as well was great. Everyone who came in did their jobs and it was a good win, and a good game for the neutral as well. Everybody’s happy.”
The Republic of Ireland No1 replaced Adrian between the sticks after the Spaniard had kept two successive clean sheets, and he was seconds away from recording one himself before Gary Cahill’s last-gasp consolation.
Randolph revealed the team’s current morale made it easy to slot straight back into the side with no issues.
Darren Randolph believes the Hammers’ 2-1 EFL Cup victory over Chelsea on Wednesday night proves they are a match for any team on any given day.
Slaven Bilic’s men moved into the last eight of the competition thanks to goals from Cheikhou Kouyate and Edimilson Fernandes at London Stadium and will now face Manchester United for a place in the semi-finals.
But stopper Randolph, who returned to the starting lineup for the impressive win against the Blues, says the east Londoners won’t be daunted heading to Old Trafford.
“We never seem to get the easy route in cup competitions, but it’s another trip to Old Trafford, where we went last season and put in some good performances,” he said.
“We look forward to going there twice [in a week]. Tonight, we showed we’re a match for any team on any given day.
“It was a good display for the whole game. Obviously to beat Chelsea as well was great. Everyone who came in did their jobs and it was a good win, and a good game for the neutral as well. Everybody’s happy.”
The Republic of Ireland No1 replaced Adrian between the sticks after the Spaniard had kept two successive clean sheets, and he was seconds away from recording one himself before Gary Cahill’s last-gasp consolation.
Randolph revealed the team’s current morale made it easy to slot straight back into the side with no issues.