A double by England striker Carlton Cole inspired Premier League strugglers West Ham to a 5-1 thrashing of Championship side Burnley and earn them a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals here on Monday.

The 27-year-old struck in the 48th and 50th minutes to add to German Thomas Hitzlsperger's opener on his debut for the three-time FA Cup winners - Kiwi international defender Winston Reid added a fourth for his first goal for the club.