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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
Nuno Espírito Santo did not dress up West Ham's 3-2 League Cup exit to Fulham. The head coach said defensive mistakes were punished and the way his side conceded had to improve.
He judged the attacking work more favourably. Nuno said West Ham created good chances and that the team's attacking movements were clicking, though they needed to be more clinical. Twice drawing level showed the threat. Conceding three times settled the argument.
Nuno said the players must recover and prepare for Saturday's match before the international break. The cup run is over, so there is no hiding place for the response he wants.
Sources
- West Ham United FC - Official Site (opens in a new tab) — Reports Nuno Espírito Santo’s reaction to West Ham’s Carabao Cup defeat by Fulham, with the head coach attributing the loss to defensive mistakes and calling for a response in the next match.
- VAVEL.com (opens in a new tab) — Reports that Nuno Espírito Santo said West Ham must quickly recover and prepare for their next match after a 3-2 Carabao Cup defeat by Fulham, blaming mistakes for the cup exit.
- Football.London (opens in a new tab) — Reports that Nuno Espirito Santo attributed West Ham’s 3-2 Carabao Cup defeat by Fulham to defensive mistakes and said the team must improve at the back.
- Knees up Mother Brown (opens in a new tab) — Reports Nuno Espírito Santo’s post-match comments after West Ham’s 3-2 Carabao Cup defeat to Fulham, including his thoughts on the performance, Pablo’s first goal, tributes to Luděk Mikloško and the upcoming match at Millwall.
- Claret&Hugh (opens in a new tab) — Reports on West Ham’s Carabao Cup defeat by Fulham, highlighting defensive errors, Nuno’s post-match assessment and the need to improve ahead of the visit to Millwall.
- Claret&Hugh (opens in a new tab) — Argues that, despite Nuno Espírito Santo’s view that West Ham’s attacking play is clicking, individual defensive errors in the Carabao Cup defeat by Fulham remain a significant concern before the Millwall derby.