West Ham beat Brentford on penalties to reach FA Cup quarter-finals

West Ham United put their relegation worries to one side to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for the first time in 10 years by defeating London rivals Brentford 5-3 on penalties.

Dango Ouattara was guilty of a terrible miss while attempting a Panenka before Konstantinos Mavropanos struck the winning kick to book the Hammers a last-eight home tie with Leeds United.

In a dramatic game, Jarrod Bowen's 19th-minute close-range finish - after Brentford failed to deal properly with a corner - put the Hammers ahead before Igor Thiago equalised eight minutes later with his 20th goal of the season.

Captain Bowen restored West Ham's lead by sending Caoimhin Kelleher the wrong way from the penalty spot in the 34th minute following Michael Kayode's foul on Adama Traore.

It looked like the Hammers were closing in on victory until in-form Brazilian forward Thiago forced extra time from the spot after Crysencio Summerville's 80th-minute foul on Kayode.

There were no further goals in extra time, with Kelleher producing an outstanding one-handed save to keep out substitute Callum Wilson.

But West Ham, coupled with Ouattara's poor attempt, held their nerve during the spot-kicks to go through.