- Enner Valencia was a second half substitute for Everton as they picked up a point against Manchester United
- Lewis Page was in FA Cup action for Coventry City on Sunday
- During the week, Reece Burke scored his first Wigan Athletic goal as they beat Huddersfield Town
Enner Valencia featured as a second half substitute for Everton on Sunday as they salvaged a late point against Manchester United at Goodison Park.
Hammers loanee Valencia replaced Yannick Bolasie in the 68th minute and helped the hosts increase the pressure on Jose Mourinho’s men as the game drew to a close.
But it was not until the final five minutes that the Toffees found the leveller, when Leighton Baines converted a penalty following substitute Marouane Fellaini’s clumsy foul on Idrissa Gueye on his old stomping ground.
Straight after the 90th-minute restart, Ecuador international Valencia had a shot blocked and it looked as if Everton were about to grab the winner, but the clash eventually finished all square on Merseyside.
Elsewhere, the only other Hammer in loan action was Coventry City’s Lewis Page, who played all 90 minutes in his side’s disappointing FA Cup defeat to League Two outfit Cambridge United.
The Sky Blues were thrashed at the Abbey Stadium, going down 4-0 thanks to the brilliance of Luke Berry and his four-goal haul.
City had beaten Morecambe in the previous round but Berry made sure they would not be in the hat with the big boys on Monday, bagging his hat-trick before the halfway point.
The midfielder put the cherry on the cake with four minutes remaining, sealing Cambridge’s spot in the third round and condemning Coventry – still under the guidance of caretaker boss Mark Venus – to their fourth consecutive defeat in all competitions.
During the middle of last week however, there were a number of excellent results for West Ham United players out on loan.
20-year-old defender Reece Burke – at Championship side Wigan Athletic – grabbed his first Latics goal on Monday as Warren Joyce’s men picked up a crucial 2-1 victory at high-flying Huddersfield Town.
Burke grabbed the opener five minutes before the break, bursting forward as his team broke and eventually superbly finishing off Yanic Wildschut’s cross from the right.
And on Tuesday, George Dobson started and played 69 minutes for Walsall as they were 1-0 winners at Sheffield United’s Bramall Lane.
Neil Etheridge’s late penalty save to deny Billy Sharp was just as crucial as Amadou Bakayoko’s winner in the 42nd minute and the victory means the Saddlers, though they incredibly sit in 16th in League One, are just three points outside the play-off spots.