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Joe Pigott scores for AFC Wimbledon against West Ham
Joe Pigott was playing in non-league last season for Maidstone

West Ham survived a scare at League One AFC Wimbledon as they came from behind to reach the Carabao Cup third round and secure Manuel Pellegrini's first win as manager.

Joe Pigott headed the hosts ahead from Mitchell Pinnock's corner.

Wimbledon's Rod McDonald was sent off after 18 minutes but West Ham had to wait until the second half to equalise.

Issa Diop made it 1-1 before Angelo Ogbonna scored the visitors' second, with Javier Hernandez sealing the win.

Wimbledon produced a gutsy defensive performance to frustrate the Premier League visitors, who made nine changes to the side that started last weekend's 3-1 defeat at Arsenal.

Ukraine forward Andriy Yarmolenko, signed from Borussia Dortmund, and Spanish forward Lucas Perez, brought in from Arsenal, made their first starts.

Yet the Hammers, bottom of the Premier League table after three straight defeats, were behind after just 72 seconds as Pigott, who played in non-league for Maidstone last season, found the net with a superb header.

McDonald was dismissed after two bookings in the space of five minutes for fouls on Robert Snodgrass and Hernandez.

West Ham were not able to capitalise on the extra man advantage until midway through the second half when Diop fired home from outside the penalty area, the French defender's first goal since joining the club from Toulouse for a club record £22m in June.

The Hammers took the lead for the first time with seven minutes remaining: Ogbonna with a header from Snodgrass' corner.

Hernandez scored the third in added time after taking the ball round keeper Tom King.

Javier Hernandez scores for West Ham at AFC Wimbledon in the Carabao Cup
Javier Hernandez, who scored for Mexico at the 2018 World Cup, netted his first West Ham goal since 8 April

'I was worried'

West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini: "I was worried because you play against these teams that defend really well and then you are losing 1-0 in the first minutes, after working the whole week not to suffer those kinds of goals.

"The best thing the team did tonight was that we kept calm - we continued moving and creating space.

"It's important to win. If we lose this game, that's another consequence - it's very important. We need to continue working and I hope on Saturday we can have our first victory in the Premier League."

AFC Wimbledon boss Neal Ardley on the red card: "At the time I was stunned. The first yellow is fair enough as he misses the ball. The second, I think he has gone down very easy. In our league that happens all over the pitch and it's not given.

"It's a massive decision. We can't cause them problems after that and it was going to be attack against defence. It's a game changer."

Line-ups

Wimbledon

Formation 4-4-2

  • 1King
  • 20Sibbick
  • 4Oshilaja
  • 26McDonaldBooked at 18mins
  • 12Garratt
  • 7Wagstaff
  • 14Trotter
  • 8Hartigan
  • 11PinnockSubstituted forWordsworthat 68'minutes
  • 18HansonSubstituted forAppiahat 79'minutes
  • 39PigottSubstituted forNightingaleat 26'minutes

Substitutes

  • 3Purrington
  • 5Nightingale
  • 6Thomas
  • 9Appiah
  • 17Barcham
  • 24McDonnell
  • 40Wordsworth

West Ham

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 13Adrián
  • 5Zabaleta
  • 23Diop
  • 21Ogbonna
  • 3Cresswell
  • 14ObiangBooked at 11minsSubstituted forFelipe Andersonat 45'minutes
  • 41Rice
  • 20YarmolenkoSubstituted forMasuakuat 90'minutes
  • 27PérezSubstituted forAntonioat 81'minutes
  • 11Snodgrass
  • 17Hernández

Substitutes

  • 1Fabianski
  • 4Balbuena
  • 8Felipe Anderson
  • 26Masuaku
  • 30Antonio
  • 33Cullen
  • 37Holland
Referee:
Tim Robinson
Attendance:
3,962

Match Stats

Home TeamWimbledonAway TeamWest Ham
Possession
Home19%
Away81%
Shots
Home2
Away28
Shots on Target
Home1
Away11
Corners
Home2
Away9
Fouls
Home8
Away8

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, AFC Wimbledon 1, West Ham United 3.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, AFC Wimbledon 1, West Ham United 3.

  3. Goal!

    Goal! AFC Wimbledon 1, West Ham United 3. Chicharito (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arthur Masuaku.

  4. Substitution

    Substitution, West Ham United. Arthur Masuaku replaces Andriy Yarmolenko.

  5. Post update

    Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Toby Sibbick.

  6. Post update

    Offside, AFC Wimbledon. Anthony Wordsworth tries a through ball, but Kwesi Appiah is caught offside.

  7. Post update

    Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).

  8. Post update

    Liam Trotter (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  9. Post update

    Attempt missed. Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michail Antonio.

  10. Post update

    Attempt missed. Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Declan Rice.

  11. Post update

    Attempt saved. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

  12. Goal!

    Goal! AFC Wimbledon 1, West Ham United 2. Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a cross following a corner.

  13. Post update

    Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Adedeji Oshilaja.

  14. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Robert Snodgrass (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andriy Yarmolenko.

  15. Substitution

    Substitution, West Ham United. Michail Antonio replaces Lucas Pérez.

  16. Post update

    Offside, West Ham United. Andriy Yarmolenko tries a through ball, but Pablo Zabaleta is caught offside.

  17. Substitution

    Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Kwesi Appiah replaces James Hanson.

  18. Post update

    Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Scott Wagstaff.

  19. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Felipe Anderson (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.

  20. Post update

    Pablo Zabaleta (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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110 comments

  • Comment posted by Emile Heskey for England Captain, at 22:11 28 Aug 2018

    Fair play to Wimbledon, battled hard and defended well! The fans loved it.

  • Comment posted by DaveP1982, at 22:45 28 Aug 2018

    Worst set you've encountered but in my 45+ years of going everywhere every season watching my team I would say they are the best. ex in the FA cup in 1980 even though they beat us that day! West Ham fans (95% of them) deserve better than they get

  • Comment posted by myopinionmatters, at 22:40 28 Aug 2018

    West Ham 28 shots, 11 on target scoring 3 goals
    Wimbledon 2 shots, 1 on target scoring 1 goal.
    I support West Ham and honestly them stats are shocking especially when you consider that Wimbledon had 10 men and are two leagues away from West Ham 😬

    Nevertheless up the Hammers ⚒

  • Comment posted by Display name, at 03:14 29 Aug 2018

    West Ham fans have to be happy finally.

    They wanted spend on players, they got it.

    They wanted a winning, attacking manager, they got it.

    They’ve looked a lot classier this year already, coming good in patches.

    More to come.

  • Comment posted by piggeh, at 23:57 28 Aug 2018

    Liam Rosenior called the dive by Hernandez as "first class striker play". I despair that pundits are now applauding such poor 'gamesmanship', it can only encourage diving and cheating in the game. The sending off effectively finished the game as a fair contest. Cracking strike by Diop though.

  • Comment posted by Brian Fallon, at 22:29 28 Aug 2018

    It would have been interesting if Wimbledon had kept 11 on the pitch. They would have caused West Ham problems from set pieces and balls into the box. Down to10 men in the 18th minute, the match ceased to be a contest.

  • Comment posted by Joanna, at 22:11 28 Aug 2018

    Let see if West Ham can use this to bounce back in much tougher games to come

  • Comment posted by neilcookie, at 07:21 29 Aug 2018

    @50......full house last night, couldn’t fit any more in, go crawl back under your stone. Everyone knows who the real Wimbledon are, and it isn’t the plastic lot from MK

  • Comment posted by Iamreadingthisright, at 23:02 28 Aug 2018

    I’ll apologise for Chicarito creating the sending off - that was soft. But in reality, it was very one sided and should have been a much easier win for the Hammers.
    Huge respect for the defensive display and your managers post match review. I feel you may players like nightingale who have the quality to move up a level as does your manager.
    Hopefully it says great things about Wimbledon.

  • Comment posted by John, at 12:23 29 Aug 2018

    I'm a Wet Sham fan and I don't mind in the slightest people referring to the stadium as The Taxpayers stadium, seems fair. If the olympic organisation had thought it through, they would have built a proper stadium from the start. You can't blame West Ham for getting the best deal possible

  • Comment posted by Cauliflower for Brains, at 12:24 29 Aug 2018

    Lot of people on here having a pop at the West Ham fans. Have to say every club has their fair share of morons who unfortunately taint the publics view on the fan base as a whole. The West Ham supporters I know are top blokes, real decent people and it embarrasses me when I hear other fans generalising. I follow spurs and we have our fair share of Muppets. Will take 1/2 a season for WHU to click !

  • Comment posted by The Citizen, at 09:00 29 Aug 2018

    Pellegrini, such a gentleman. I hope he does well at West Ham. They need some good fortune.

  • Comment posted by napoleons army, at 06:51 29 Aug 2018

    @31 shefyid

    Sorry so what have the spuds won??

  • Comment posted by Brexit is Hell, at 02:20 29 Aug 2018

    Beating AFCW away proves beyond doubt that we can make the top four this season.

  • Comment posted by twita, at 22:32 28 Aug 2018

    A potential 'banana skin' for the Hammers, especially with confidence being a little low after three PL game losses, but hopefully they can use this as a springboard to kickstart there league campaign.

    COYI

  • Comment posted by Jimmy, at 11:26 29 Aug 2018

    Only reason sky showed West Ham was cos they wanted them to get turned over. Well done for not bottling it. As for spurs fans trolling let's see if your lot bottle it in April/May like usual

  • Comment posted by John Blake, at 23:49 28 Aug 2018

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    I wonder what you are, a child, stupid, or you local idiot

  • Comment posted by Big Ernie McCracken, at 22:16 28 Aug 2018

    Glad the hammers are through, but empathise with the Wombles, they put on a full-hearted defence of their 1-0 lead, but just couldn't hold out. Worrying form a West Ham point of view is how many chances we created without really threatening.
    fans can't have any complaints about the red though, blatant pull back and you'd've put your money on Hernandez to score if he hadn't been.

  • Comment posted by Twickenhammer, at 10:12 29 Aug 2018

    To all the deluded Spurs fans on here - firstly well done in showing true class in keeping a drunk driver as your captain and secondly jibes about our stadium when your one is still a building site effectively making you homeless squatters at Wembley doesn't really give you any position to comment does it...oh and do please list what you've won this century to make you such a big club

  • Comment posted by Glass Half Full, at 10:55 29 Aug 2018

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