A Saturday lunchtime kick-off beckons for West Ham as we play Burton Albion Football Club in the FA Cup Fourth Round at the Pirelli Stadium.

Nicknamed The Brewers and founded in 1950, the League One minnows have spent most of their history in non-league football before rising through the English pyramid in the 2000s and 2010s.

Their rise to the Football League in 2009 and then to the Championship by 2016 remains one of the most impressive modern underdog stories in English football. However, since relegation from the Championship in 2018, Burton have remained in League One, typically finishing mid-table. This season, similar to the Hammers, they have struggled and sit just inside the relegation zone, one point adrift of safety, having won just one of their last nine games.

FA Cup Clash Has All the Ingredients for a Cup Upset

The game carries all the elements of a classic FA Cup giant-killing story, which is why TNT Sports are eager to broadcast it, marking the first competitive meeting between the two sides.

On paper, West Ham should be overwhelming favourites—but cup football isn’t played on paper. The League One team will thrive on being underdogs and will offer...