West Ham vs Arsenal LIVE: Carabao Cup result and reaction as Kudus and Bowen knock Gunners out
West Ham 3-1 Arsenal: The Hammers knock out Arsenal with goals from Kudus and Bowen as Rice endures a tough return to the London Stadium
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal have been dumped out of the Carabao Cup after suffering a surprise 3-1 away defeat against West Ham.
West Ham were winless against Arsenal since January 2019 but found themselves ahead after 16 minutes when Ben White headed into his own net from a corner.
Arsenal spurned chances through Eddie Nketiah and Kai Havertz in the first half and were made to pay after the break when Mohammed Kudus extended the lead after a break with a wonderful first touch and finish.
Declan Rice was greeted with boos as he came on for Arsenal but the former West Ham captain could do nothing to prevent Jarrod Bowen from finding a third, with Martin Odegaard's late goal of little consolation as his side suffered an early exit from the cup for the second season running.
Follow along for all the reaction from the London Stadium plus get the latest odds and tips right here:
West Ham 2-0 Arsenal
55 mins: The camera pans to Declan Rice on the Arsenal bench - it can’t be long until Arteta turns to the former West Ham man to try and resurrect their hopes.
West Ham 2-0 Arsenal (Kudus, 50 mins)
The Hammers double their lead!
It’s a sublime touch from Kudus as he not only controls Aguerd’s long ball but also knocks it past Zinchenko in one motion. The angle is there and the Ghanaian makes no mistake, firing it through Gabriel’s legs and into the far corner.
Arsenal have a mountain to climb now...
West Ham 1-0 Arsenal
46 mins: CHANCE! Without a shot in the first half, West Ham register their first within the first minute of the second half. Paqueta picks the pockets of Jorginho in the middle of the park but Ramsdale does well to make himself big and prevent Bowen’s attempted chip after he was played through by the Brazilian.
KICK-OFF! West Ham 1-0 Arsenal
No changes at the break for either side as Arsenal get us under way for the second half. The visitors need a goal or they’ll be exiting this season’s Carabao Cup at the fourth-round stage.
Elsewhere in the Carabao Cup
Here are the latest scores from tonight’s later kick-offs:
- Chelsea 1-0 Blackburn
- Everton 1-0 Burnley
- Bournemouth 0-1 Liverpool
- Ipswich 0-1 Fulham
- Man Utd 0-0 Newcastle
HALF-TIME: West Ham 1-0 Arsenal
Hammers lead at the break:
HALF-TIME: West Ham 1-0 Arsenal
And here is that goal from West Ham. Not a moment Ben White will want to watch back tonight:
HALF-TIME: West Ham 1-0 Arsenal
Two minutes of added time come and go and that’s the half-time whistle. Despite not having a shot on goal, it’s the home side who find themselves in front courtesy of a Ben White own goal from a corner.
Arsenal have huffed and puffed throughout the half but are yet to create anything particularly meaningful, with Fabianski’s save from Havertz’s flicked header perhaps the only time the Pole was called into action throughout the 45 minutes.
West Ham 1-0 Arsenal
44 mins: As we near the half-time break, West Ham still have their one-goal advantage. That despite the fact they are yet to have a shot on goal...
Arsenal, meanwhile, have had eight but just one has been on target.
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