Appiah in focus against West Ham in England's Cup

Ghana striker Kwesi Appiah was at the meeting in West Ham United's 4-2 defeat by AFC Wimbledon in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Saturday.

After scoring the winner in the third round against Fleetwood Town on New Year's Day, Appiah missed the Wimbledon injury after three injured games, but was pbaded for a West Ham clash.

The former Crystal Palace forward continued to knock on the Hammers' door after missing an opportunity in the 16th minute and finally opened the scoring for the hosts in the 34th minute.

Aged 28, Anthony Wordsworth opened the pbad and let his last effort go beyond goalkeeper Adrian.

Seven minutes later, Scott Wagstaff doubled Wimbledon's lead with a fine run finish. The English international caught a pbad from Appiah in the 46th minute to bring the score to 3-0.

West Ham finally found an opening in the defense of the hosts in the 57th minute to return to midfielder Lucas Perez.

In the 66th minute, Ryan Fredericks, a young West Ham player, was lucky not to be out of the game after a reckless tackle on Appiah. After cleaning the ball, his stud caught the shin of the Ghanaian striker and was only warned by referee Anthony Taylor.

In the 71st minute, Felipe Anderson scored a great free kick to try to prepare a late comeback for the visitors. Jae Jarvis replaced Appiah in the 75th minute after a leg injury.

Two minutes from the end, substitute Toby Sibbick had the last word as he headed for a center in Wordsworth to annihilate West Ham's hopes.