West Ham manager Graham Potter speaking on ITV after West Ham's defeat to Aston Villa in the FA Cup third round:

"The start of the game was really good, really positive. We had good organisation, offered a threat, reduced Villa to not too much. First half was really good.

"Second half, they stepped up and pushed us back a little bit too much. Losing (Niclas) Fullkrug and (Crysencio) Summerville influenced our attacking part of the game. It was more pressure rather than big chances.

"We had to adjust without Summerville, that affected our attacking play, and we ended up a bit too deep. With the ball we couldn't sustain enough attacks to relieve some pressure. But that's something we'll look to improve.

"I'm not sure if the first goal was a corner, it didn't look it. That's one of those things.

"At 2-1 down, we regrouped a little bit and pushed, and at the end had a few chances.

"The players, for the last two days, have been really good. Preparation was really good into the game and we have to hang onto the positives. It's the game and it's the two days. The attitude of the players, the application, understanding and intensity was good.

"Overall, we're disappointed to go out but there's a lot of positives from the game. The players gave everything, young Ollie (Scarles) was really good, but we're really disappointed to go out."