West Ham routs Burnley 5-1 to reach FA Cup quarter
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Carlton Cole scored twice in a three-minute span to help West Ham rout Burnley 5-1 Monday night and advance to an FA Cup quarterfinal at Stoke.
Thomas Hitzlsperger scored in his debut to give West Ham the lead with a long-range shot in the 23rd minute, and Cole added goals in the 48th and 50th, Winston Reid headed in the fourth in the 59th before Jay Rodriguez scored a consolation goal for Burnley in the 71st.
Reid then prevented another goal in injury time, clearing the ball off the goal line with a diving header that bounced off the bar and left post, and Freddie Sears completed the rout at the other end moments later.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}American Jonathan Spector entered for the Hammers in the 73rd.
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SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (AP) — Raul Tamudo headed in Daniel Estrada's cross in the 55th minute for his third goal in four games, lifting Real Sociedad over Mallorca 1-0 in the Spanish league.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In gusting winds and rain, both teams had difficulties creating clear-cut scoring chances in the first half.
With its third straight home win, Sociedad (11-12-1) moved into eighth place, three points shy of a Europa League position. Eleventh-place Mallorca (9-11-4) hosts first-place Barcelona (21-1-2) on Sunday.