post match
Post Match: Fulham
Started Last Movement
West Ham lost 3-2 to Fulham in the League Cup after twice drawing level. Nuno Espírito Santo blamed defensive mistakes, while Fin Herrick accepted he could have done more for the winner on his first home start.
No-Guff Summary
- Fulham beat West Ham 3-2 and knocked the Irons out of the League Cup.
- Morato and Pablo twice brought West Ham level before Oscar Bobb scored Fulham's winner.
- Nuno Espírito Santo said defensive mistakes were punished despite encouraging attacking movement.
- Fin Herrick accepted he could have done more for the decisive goal and said further first-team experience will help his development.
Nuno says defensive mistakes punished West Ham
Fulham edge five-goal cup tie
Pablo opens West Ham account to level Fulham tie
Morato levels before Fulham retake the lead
West Ham's first reply came quickly, but their right side gave Fulham the opening to lead again before half-time. Rodrigo Muniz put the visitors ahead before Morato equalised from a sustained set-piece move.
Arne Engels delivered the initial free-kick and then sent two more balls into the box as West Ham forced the goal. Co-commentator Sam Parkin described the three deliveries as "wicked".
Cesar Palacios then restored Fulham's advantage after getting behind the defence. West Ham Zone argued that Kyle Walker-Peters and Divine Mukasa had failed to shut down that route.
Sources
- West Ham Zone (opens in a new tab) — Reports on Arne Engels' influential set-piece deliveries and West Ham's defensive concerns during the Carabao Cup match against Fulham.
- West Ham Zone (opens in a new tab) — Reports on West Ham's 3-2 Carabao Cup defeat by Fulham and relays Troy Deeney's criticism of the defending, while arguing that Nuno Espírito Santo must address the team's defensive problems.