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 1-0 Arsenal
36 mins: Nelson has been prominent in these early stages and creates another shooting opportunity as he dribbles into the box. His effort, though, is blocked by one of a sea of West Ham bodies inside the area.
West Ham 1-0 Arsenal
31 mins: The early control that Arsenal had in this game has given way to a more open, end-to-end contest. The visitors win a corner after Nelson’s shot from the edge of the box is deflected behind but it comes to nothing as Havertz’s header goes well wide of the post.
West Ham 1-0 Arsenal
25 mins: CHANCE! Nketiah meets the corner at the near post - unmarked - but his header finds the side netting from a tight angle.
West Ham 1-0 Arsenal
24 mins: Nelson lines up a free-kick from the other side but White is unable to keep the resulting header down, but a slight deflection means the visitors have a corner.
GOAL! West Ham 1-0 Arsenal (White own goal, 16 mins)
A gift from West Ham and the home side lead! Bowen’s delivery has plenty of pace on it and White gets his positioning all wrong and heads into his own net at the near post.
West Ham 0-0 Arsenal
14 mins: A long throw-in from West Ham presents one of their first attacking chances of the game, but White is alert to the danger and hacks the second ball clear.
West Ham 0-0 Arsenal
9 mins: SAVE! Alvarez gives away a cheap free-kick on the left side of the West Ham defence and Nelson’s enticing delivery is met by a deft flick-on from Havertz but Fabianksi is equal to it and tips it over the bar superbly.
West Ham 0-0 Arsenal
6 mins: Nelson gets to the byline well, but his low ball across the box is dealt with well by the West Ham defence.
West Ham 0-0 Arsenal
5 mins: But a good chance now for West Ham on the break after Paqueta nicked the ball on the halfway line. The Brazilian surges forward but gets his through ball to Bowen all wrong as it drifts out harmlessly for a goal kick.
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