West Ham vs. Liverpool: Winners and Losers from FA Cup

West Ham United moved into the fifth round of the FA Cup in dramatic style, with a 2-1 victory over Liverpool after extra time on Tuesday night at the Boleyn Ground.

Michail Antonio fired the hosts ahead on the stroke of half-time before Philippe Coutinho bagged the equalizer with a clever free-kick shortly after the restart. The teams remained level until the final minute of extra time, when Angelo Ogbonna rose highest to nod in Dimitri Payet's free-kick for the winner.

West Ham will travel to Blackburn Rovers in the fifth round on Feb. 21.

Here, Bleacher Report selects winners and losers from the match.

Winner: Dimitri Payet

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Ogbonna earned the headlines for his late, late winner, but Payet stood out for West Ham even without playing his absolute best.

As usual, the French international was at the heart of the Hammers' best moves. With the game still scoreless in the first half, Payet nearly broke the deadlock with a curling free-kick, but Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet tipped the ball onto the post.

Just before half-time, he had a hand in setting up the opener, which Antonio finished following a cross from Enner Valencia. Then, in the closing moments of extra time, Payet whipped a superb free-kick into the box, giving Ogbonna the perfect opportunity to head in the winner. 

Ahead of kick-off, the Daily Mail's Simon Jones reported that West Ham were negotiating a new contract with Payet, who signed a five-year deal with the club just last summer. Nobody who's watched the Hammers this season will be the least bit surprised. Payet is worth every penny.

Loser: Christian Benteke

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In the interest of being fair, we should note that Christian Benteke played better on Tuesday night than he has in recent weeks. However, he missed a few good chances—including at least two golden opportunities in extra time.

Both came in the 99th minute. First, the Belgium international dragged a volley inches wide of the near post. Moments later, after latching onto a pass behind West Ham's back line, he couldn't beat Hammers goalkeeper Darren Randolph one-on-one.

Another half-chance followed in the 103rd minute, but Benteke headed over the bar following a cross from the left.

As mentioned above, Benteke did have a few bright spots in this match, particularly in the first half. But he wasn't sharp enough in front of goal, and his misses proved costly for Liverpool.

"It's not the nicest moment in his career, but he has to work hard," manager Jurgen Klopp said of Benteke, per BBC Sport. "He wants to score and we need him to score. We will work on it in the days, weeks and months [to come]."

Winner: Lucas Leiva

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Lucas Leiva filled in at centre-back for Liverpool and wore the captain's armband in Jordan Henderson's absence. Despite playing out of position, the Brazilian sparkled for the visitors and was probably the man of the match even though he committed the foul that led to West Ham's decisive free-kick in extra time.

That's because over 120 minutes, Lucas rarely put a foot wrong. He read the game as only a savvy veteran can do, organized the back line admirably and displayed fearless commitment to the cause.

In the second half of extra time, he made a heroic block on Valencia—a challenge that was typical of his all-action approach. Unfortunately, that one late foul and free-kick resulted in the winner for West Ham, but that can't take away from Lucas' overall accomplishment.

Loser: Referee Roger East

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West Ham won in the end, so this doesn't matter as much as it might have. But in the second half of regular time, referee Roger East missed a clear penalty decision that should have gone in West Ham's favor.

In the 66th minute, Valencia went to ground in the box as he tried to attack a cross coming in from the right. East waved play on, but replays clearly showed that Tiago Ilori had pulled back the Hammers forward by the arm.

Had West Ham lost, they rightfully could have complained about the botched call. As it was, we might have avoided extra time if East had spotted what was an obvious foul.

Winner: Slaven Bilic

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It's not over yet, but Slaven Bilic's first season with West Ham United is already looking like a success.

Currently sixth in the Premier League, the Hammers are just two points behind Manchester United and have a realistic shot at qualifying for Europe next season. After winning at Arsenal on opening day, Bilic's men have also collected high-profile victories over Manchester City and (now for the third time this season) Liverpool.

Afterwards, Bilic couldn't hide his joy. (Nor did he want to.) As quoted by BBC Sport, he said:

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I can explain my feelings, and I can't at the same time. It is great, for me a really great game of football. It was a classic FA Cup tie. It will go into the history of West Ham's greatest games. Liverpool, last season at Upton Park, night kick-off, goal in the last minute. And we deserved it, I am very proud of the guys. They left their heart on the pitch.

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This latest triumph was West Ham's first-ever against Liverpool in the FA Cup, per OptaJoe. Considering the history of the club, that's quite a stat. And considering the current trajectory of the team (and with a new stadium on the way), it's a good time to be a West Ham supporter.

Winners: Philippe Coutinho and Daniel Sturridge

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Coutinho and Daniel Sturridge ended up on the losing side on Tuesday night, but both players impressed on their respective returns from injury.

Coutinho hauled Liverpool level with a clever free-kick early in the second half. With the ball sitting just outside West Ham's box, the Brazilian recognized that curling a shot over the wall and back down on target would be difficult.

So he tried something cheeky.

As the players in West Ham's wall jumped collectively to stop an anticipated shot, Coutinho instead rolled the ball under everybody and past Darren Randolph for a great goal. 

Sturridge, a second-half substitute, did not score but created several moments of danger with silky dribbling skills and pinpoint passing. In extra time, he came close to scoring with a powerful shot that fizzed just over the bar.

Both Coutinho and Sturridge will draw encouragement from their outings on Tuesday night. As they continue their recoveries, Liverpool and manager Klopp will be hoping for even more.