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
Pablo scored his first West Ham goal to bring the Irons level against Fulham. His strike was the fourth goal of the League Cup tie, restoring parity in a match that was hardly short of incident.
Sources
- Sky Sports (Video) (opens in a new tab) — Reports Pablo’s first West Ham goal, the fourth goal of the game, levelled the Carabao Cup tie against Fulham.
- Claret&Hugh (opens in a new tab) — Argues that Pablo Felipe’s first West Ham goal, scored against Fulham, could boost his confidence after a difficult start, while questioning whether he should start the next match against Millwall.
- Knees up Mother Brown (opens in a new tab) — Reports on Pablo Felipe’s first West Ham goal in the Carabao Cup defeat by Fulham, including his reaction to the result and his comments ahead of the Millwall match.
- The West Ham Way (opens in a new tab) — Argues that Pablo’s first West Ham goal, scored after 22 appearances in a Carabao Cup defeat by Fulham, could mark the beginning of a more productive spell, while comparing his start with Carlos Tevez’s early Hammers career.