West Ham vs Man City LIVE: Carabao Cup result, final score and penalty shootout reaction
Relive all the action from the London Stadium
West Ham brought Manchester City’s Carabao Cup dominance to an end with a 5-3 penalty shoot-out win over the holders at the London Stadium on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals.
Pep Guardiola’s side had won each of the last four editions of the tournament but after they were held to a goalless draw by the Hammers in 90 minutes, the tie went to spot-kicks.
Phil Foden fired wide from 12 yards with City’s first effort and West Ham remained perfect to secure a memorable cup win which occurred five years to the day of the last time the champions had suffered an exit in this competition.
Lucas Moura helped ease some of the pressure on Nuno Espirito Santo with the only goal for last year’s runners-up Tottenham in a 1-0 win over Burnley.
The Brazilian headed home a cross from countryman Emerson Royal in the 68th minute to settle a low-quality affair at Turf Moor.
Nuno still had to contend with discontent from the travelling faithful, who had chanted “Nuno where’s the subs?” before the breakthrough occurred but Spurs held on for a much-needed victory to progress into the last eight.
A much-changed Liverpool survived a tricky first half to beat Preston 2-0 with Carabao Cup specialists Takumi Minamino and Divock Origi on target.
Jurgen Klopp changed his whole XI from the weekend thrashing of Manchester United and saw the Sky Bet Championship outfit go close on various occasions during the opening half at Deepdale.
It remained goalless though until Minamino flicked home just past the hour mark and Origi wrapped up the victory with six minutes left.
Leicester required penalties to get past Brighton after an entertaining 2-2 draw on an emotional night at the King Power Stadium.
The tie took place on the third anniversary of the helicopter crash at the ground which killed the club’s chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and four others.
Harvey Barnes provided the perfect start after the Foxes had paid tribute to Srivaddhanaprabha with a minute’s silence before Adam Webster and Ademola Lookman traded goals during first-half stoppage-time.
Brighton forward Enock Mwepu ensured there was another twist in the clash with a second equaliser with 71 minutes on the clock but he later saw his spot-kick saved by Danny Ward in the shoot-out with Neal Maupay also firing over as Leicester triumphed 4-2 on penalties.
Brentford claimed a first ever victory at Stoke after Sergi Canos and Ivan Toney repaid the faith of their manager with goals in a 2-1 victory.
The duo were two of the three players who retained their starting berth from the defeat to Leicester and netted in the first half to put the Bees in control.
Former Brentford player Romaine Sawyers reduced the deficit after the break but Thomas Frank’s men held on to win and break their duck in Stoke, which put them into the last eight of the competition for the second year in a row.
West Ham 0 - 0 Man City
9 mins: Oh nearly! West Ham get lucky after Aaron Cresswell gives the ball away deep in his own final third. A forward pass is interceped by Mahrez who drives it into the box. He’s tackled by the covering Diop but the ball rolls out to Palmer who loads up to shoot but the whistle goes for offside.
West Ham 0 - 0 Man City
6 mins: Raheem Sterling receives the ball from John Stones and goes on a decent run into the box. He takes on Ben Johnson and nips inside of the Hammers’ right back. Nicola Vlasic and Craig Dawson crowd around him but he slips a through ball towards goal matching Cole Palmer’s run in behind but the pass is too heavy and Alphonse Areola scoops it up.
West Ham 0 - 0 Man City
3 mins: There are around 60,000 fans at the London Stadium tonight. It’s a mammoth turn out for a Carabao Cup game but West Ham’s supporters have been very good all season.
Fernandinho slips a pass up to Kevin De Bruyne but he’s hit with a heavy tackle from Issa Diop who wins the ball for West Ham.
West Ham 0 - 0 Man City
Kick off: Manchester City get the match underway knocking the ball around the back line before Nathan Ake slots a pass out to Raheem Sterling on the left wing. He switches the play with a diagonal pass over to Riyad Mahrez. He holds it up and plays Kyle Walker in on the overlap but the right-back is closed down and forced to retreat.
West Ham vs Man City
Here come the players. This is going to be a difficult match for West Ham. Manchester City have scored nine goals in their last two fixtures across all competitions. Can the Hammers shock the Premier League champions tonight?
City’s strong record
Man City have progressed from each of their last 21 League Cup ties, with only Liverpool having a longer such run in the competition (25 between 1980 and 1984).
They are unbeaten in each of their last 12 away League Cup matches (excluding. neutral venues), winning 10 and drawing two. They progressed after penalties in both draws.
Zouma praises Johnson
Kurt Zouma has praised fellow Hammers defender Ben Johnson for taking his chance to impress at right-back in the absence of the injured Vladimir Coufal. Johnson has performed admirably in attack and his presence in the back line hasn’t made the Hammers any easier to play against. Zouma said:
He’s a great young player, he’s got a lot of quality and he’s going to be here for ages, hopefully. He deserves to be playing week-in, week-out because he’s a good player, but the team around Ben is also playing very well at the minute.
“I didn’t know Ben before I arrived here but, as soon as I saw him, I saw he has quality.”
Pep’s attacking philosophy
During Peo Guardiola’s time with Manchester City they have scored more goals in the League Cup than any other team. Since the start of 2016-17 they have netted 61 times in the competition, 19 more than any other side.
Foden’s Carabao Cup love affair
Phil Foden loves the Carabao Cup. He featured heavily in the tournament when making his way through the ranks at Man City and it was the first trophy he won as a senior player, coming on to replace Sergio Aguero in the 2018 cup final.
He has also been directly involved in nine goals in his last seven starts in the League Cup, scoring three and assisting six. Despite this form he only starts on the bench tonight but what a great option to have if Pep Guardiola needs to call on him.
A tough test for West Ham
Man City have won 10 of their last 11 meetings with the Hammers across all competitions with the other game ending in a draw. The Citizens have scored 33 goals during that run.
City have also progressed from nine of their last 11 League Cup fourth round ties with the only exceptions being defeats to Manchester JUnited in 2016/17 and Newcastle in 2014/15.
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