West Ham player ratings vs Blackburn: Was Dimitri Payet the star man in Hammers rout?
Payet put West Ham ahead with a free kick from 25 yards before a lovely second in the latter stages
West Ham avoided an FA Cup fifth-round upset with a 5-1 comeback victory at second-tier Blackburn on Sunday.
Ben Marshall put the hosts ahead with a low, left-footed strike after 20 minutes, before Victor Moses equalized for the Hammers after a run from the halfway line.
Dimitri Payet put West Ham ahead with a free kick from 25 yards. Emmanuel Emenike then struck twice in the second half to make West Ham safe, before Payet got his second goal in stoppage time.
Chris Taylor was sent off for Blackburn and Cheikhou Kouyate for West Ham, both in the second half. Slaven Bilic's men now go into the hat for tonight's sixth round draw and continue to intrigue in the Premier League too.
The Hammers are just seven points adrift of the top four with 12 games remaining of the season.
But who stood out at Ewood Park? See below for our player ratings...
Additional reporting by AP.
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