EFL Cup | Round of 128 | 2026-08-08 23:00 JST
Match summary
West Ham United took on Portsmouth in the EFL Cup Round of 128 on August 8. West Ham United beat Portsmouth 3-1. West Ham United led 2-1 at half-time. They added 1 more after the break to pull clear.
Scorers: West Ham United – J. Bowen and V. Castellanos (2 goals); Portsmouth – A. Segecic. Assists: West Ham United – J. Bowen, M. Kanté and Pablo.
Possession: West Ham United 45%, Portsmouth 55%. Shots: West Ham United 12, Portsmouth 12. West Ham United scored 3 from 7 shots on target. Yellow cards: West Ham United 1, Portsmouth 2.
Team stats
4-4-2
4-2-3-1
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| West Ham United | Stat | Portsmouth |
|---|---|---|
| 4-4-2 | Formation | 4-2-3-1 |
| 45% | Possession | 55% |
| 12 | Shots | 12 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 3 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 11 | Shots inside the box | 5 |
| 1 | Shots outside the box | 7 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Offsides | 0 |
| 12 | Fouls | 19 |
| 340 | Passes | 408 |
| 281 | Accurate passes | 331 |
| 3 | Goalkeeper saves | 4 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: A. Herczeg
Player stats
West Ham United
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | M. Hermansen | 0 | 37(84%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 99 | 2(2) | ||||||||
| DF | K. Walker-Peters | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1(100%) | 2 | 23(92%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 99 | 1 | 10(7) | ||
| DF | K. Mavropanos | 0 | 2 | 41(82%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7.2 | 99 | 2 | 6(5) | |||||
| DF | M. Kilman | 0 | 1(100%) | 3 | 1 | 52(93%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 99 | 1 | 10(8) | |||||
| DF | O. Scarles | 0 | 1 | 21(66%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.9 | 99 | 1 | 7(5) | ||||||
| MF | J. Bowen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2(50%) | 11(58%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 | 98 | 4 | 1 | 12(3) | |||
| MF | L. Orford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 28(97%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 99 | 13(9) | |||||
| MF | Edson Álvarez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26(93%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.5 | 75 | 1 | 10(4) | ||||
| MF | M. Kanté | 0 | 1(50%) | 1 | 6(46%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.3 | 75 | 1 | 10(3) | |||||
| FW | Pablo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12(92%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7.2 | 99 | 2 | 9(8) | ||||
| FW | V. Castellanos | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 88 | 6(None) | ||||||
| DF | E. Diouf | 0 | 3(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 | 24 | 3(1) | |||||||
| MF | J. Ward-Prowse | 0 | 9(82%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.5 | 24 | 2(2) | ||||||||
| DF | J. Veltman | 0 | 1 | 3(60%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 | 11 | 2 | 3(1) | ||||||
| FW | J. Ajala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| GK | A. Areola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Ezra Mayers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Kaelan Casey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | A. Golambeckis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | George Earthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Portsmouth
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | N. Schmid | 0 | 22(51%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 99 | ||||||||||
| DF | T. Devlin | 0 | 1(100%) | 2 | 1 | 29(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7.2 | 99 | 1 | 10(7) | |||
| DF | R. Poole | 0 | 49(94%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.2 | 99 | 4(2) | |||||||
| DF | C. Shaughnessy | 0 | 36(84%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 | 99 | 3(None) | ||||||||
| DF | Z. Swanson | 1 | 0 | 1(50%) | 2 | 20(77%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.2 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 8(5) | |||
| MF | Luke Le Roux | 0 | 2 | 14(78%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 60 | 4(2) | |||||||
| MF | R. Shein | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1(50%) | 3 | 48(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.3 | 99 | 2 | 1 | 12(4) | ||
| MF | A. Segecic | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2(29%) | 1 | 13(68%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7.2 | 99 | 12(3) | ||||
| MF | E. Adams | 0 | 4(80%) | 37(90%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6.6 | 99 | 3 | 1 | 16(8) | ||||
| MF | L. Brooke-Smith | 0 | 3 | 5(62%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 52 | 1 | 10(5) | ||||||
| FW | C. Bishop | 0 | 2 | 8(57%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.2 | 82 | 1 | 14(5) | |||||
| FW | T. Waddingham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 8 | |||||||||||
| MF | E. Kenny | 2 | 0 | 2(100%) | 1 | 10(77%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 39 | 5(3) | ||||||
| MF | O. Bailey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 39 | 2 | 2(None) | |||||
| FW | M. Milovanović | 1 | 0 | 3(60%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.2 | 39 | 3(1) | |||||||
| MF | J. Swift | 0 | 18(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 17 | ||||||||||
| GK | D. Bielica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Josh Knight | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | M. Dia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Hayden Matthews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
West Ham United
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | M. Hermansen |
| Starter | DF | 2 | K. Walker-Peters |
| Starter | DF | 15 | K. Mavropanos |
| Starter | DF | 3 | M. Kilman |
| Starter | DF | 30 | O. Scarles |
| Starter | MF | 20 | J. Bowen |
| Starter | MF | 61 | L. Orford |
| Starter | MF | 4 | E. Alvarez |
| Starter | MF | 17 | M. Kanté |
| Starter | FW | 19 | Pablo |
| Starter | FW | 11 | V. Castellanos |
| Bench | DF | 34 | J. Veltman |
| Bench | FW | 66 | J. Ajala |
| Bench | MF | 8 | J. Ward-Prowse |
| Bench | DF | 12 | E. Diouf |
Show unused substitutes (5)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 23 | A. Areola |
| Bench | DF | 42 | K. Casey |
| Bench | DF | 63 | Ezra Mayers |
| Bench | MF | 40 | G. Earthy |
| Bench | DF | 58 | A. Golambeckis |
Portsmouth
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | N. Schmid |
| Starter | DF | 24 | T. Devlin |
| Starter | DF | 5 | R. Poole |
| Starter | DF | 6 | C. Shaughnessy |
| Starter | DF | 22 | Z. Swanson |
| Starter | MF | 16 | L. Le Roux |
| Starter | MF | 19 | R. Shein |
| Starter | MF | 10 | A. Segecic |
| Starter | MF | 38 | E. Adams |
| Starter | MF | 28 | L. Brooke-Smith |
| Starter | FW | 9 | C. Bishop |
| Bench | MF | 8 | J. Swift |
| Bench | MF | 27 | O. Bailey |
| Bench | FW | 29 | M. Milovanović |
| Bench | FW | 20 | T. Waddingham |
| Bench | MF | 32 | E. Kenny |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 31 | D. Bielica |
| Bench | DF | 14 | H. Matthews |
| Bench | DF | 4 | J. Knight |
| Bench | DF | 55 | M. Dia |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 33' | Portsmouth | ⚽ Goal | A. Segecic | 0-1 |
| 1H 43' | West Ham United | ⚽ Goal | V. Castellanos | 1-1 |
| 1H 45' | West Ham United | ⚽ Goal | J. Bowen | 2-1 |
| 2H 5' | West Ham United | ⚽ Goal | V. Castellanos | 3-1 |
| 2H 7' | Portsmouth | 🔄 Substitution | OUT L. Brooke-Smith → IN T. Waddingham | |
| 2H 9' | West Ham United | 🟨 Yellow card | Edson Álvarez | |
| 2H 15' | Portsmouth | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Z. Swanson → IN O. Bailey | |
| 2H 15' | Portsmouth | 🔄 Substitution | OUT L. Le Roux → IN M. Milovanović | |
| 2H 15' | Portsmouth | 🔄 Substitution | OUT → IN E. Kenny | |
| 2H 30' | West Ham United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT M. Kanté → IN J. Ward-Prowse | |
| 2H 30' | West Ham United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT E. Alvarez → IN E. Diouf | |
| 2H 37' | Portsmouth | 🔄 Substitution | OUT C. Bishop → IN J. Swift | |
| 2H 41' | Portsmouth | 🟨 Yellow card | A. Segecic | |
| 2H 43' | Portsmouth | 🟨 Yellow card | E. Adams | |
| 2H 43' | West Ham United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT V. Castellanos → IN J. Veltman | |
| 2H 45+8' | West Ham United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT J. Bowen → IN J. Ajala |
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