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Carlton Cole grabbed an injury time winner for West Ham as they battled back from one goal down to defeat Coventry 2-1 at the Ricoh Arena in the Carling Cup.
Coventry, who saw off Manchester United at Old Trafford in the last round, matched their Premier League opponents for much of the fourth round tie at the Ricoh Arena but it is the Hammers who are in the hat for the quarter-finals.
The home side finally took a deserved lead in the 68th minute when Isaac Osbourne clipped the ball into the box and the Hammers defence allowed both Tabb and Mifsud in at the far post with the former getting to the ball first and heading beyond Wright.
West Ham responded immediately and when the Sky Blues' backline only half-cleared a free-kick it allowed Boa Morte a shot on goal which took a double deflection off Kevin Kyle and Marcus Hall before looping beyond Marshall.
With six minutes remaining The Hammers suffered an injury blow as Ferdinand limped out of the action with what appeared to be a hamstring injury, Daniel Gabbidon coming on in his place.
There were chances at both ends in the dying seconds, with Matthew Etherington driving across the face of goal and Wright fumbling under pressure but Kyle was penalised for a push before Cole's late winner.
Written by majicka
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