West Ham head coach Graham Potter has acknowledged the importance of Lucas Paqueta to the team ahead of hosting Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Graham Potter emphasises Lucas Paquetas importance to West Ham ahead of their match against Crystal Palace, highlighting his recent performances.

Graham Potter suffered a painful start to his West Ham reign as Aston Villa's late surge sealed a 2-1 win in the FA Cup third round on Friday.

Aston Villa vs West Ham LIVE! FA Cup match stream, latest score and goal updates today - Graham Potter kicks off his West Ham reign tonight

Aston Villa struck twice in five second-half minutes to stun West Ham and advance to the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 2-1 win, denying Graham Potter victory in his first game in charge of the Hammers.

Follow live coverage as Aston Villa face West Ham United in the FA Cup today. This season marks the 144th edition of the world’s oldest cup competition, with Manchester United the reigning champions after they beat local rivals Manchester City in the final at Wembley.

The Graham Potter era at West Ham got off to a disappointing and controversial start when Aston Villa came from behind to beat Potter’s side 2-1 and knock it out of the FA Cup on Friday. The third-round match will be remembered for a poor decision in the buildup to Morgan Rogers' winning goal.

At least five teams have progressed into the FA Cup fourth round. This follows the completion of more third-round fixtures on Friday night. Aston Villa

It was just Villa's second FA Cup win in nine years. Before Friday night's success, their only win in the competition since 2016-17 came in the third round at Middlesbrough last season. A defeat to Stevenage two years ago, just over two months into Unai Emery's reign was a nadir in a sorry recent FA Cup record.

Mohammed Kudus and his West Ham United teammates crashed out of the FA Cup in Graham Potter's first game in charge, losing 2-1 to Aston Villa on Friday.

Aston Villa came from behind to defeat West Ham United 2-1 in their third-round FA Cup tie on Friday after second-half goals from Amadou Onana and Morgan Rogers denied Graham Potter a victory in his first game as the visitors' manager.

Graham Potter's first game as West Ham United's Head Coach ended in a 2-1 Emirates FA Cup third round defeat at Aston Villa on Friday evening.