Wolves add to West Ham’s woes with 3-2 League Cup win

Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox

Wolverhampton Wanderers' Jorgen Strand Larsen (centre) came on in the 73rd minute and made an immediate impact, scoring twice in two minutes.

Wolverhampton Wanderers' Jorgen Strand Larsen (centre) came on in the 73rd minute and made an immediate impact, scoring twice in two minutes.

PHOTO: AFP

Follow topic:
  • Wolves beat West Ham 3-2 in the League Cup, with Jorgen Strand Larsen scoring twice in two minutes.
  • Rodrigo Gomes scored Wolves' first goal of the season, while Paqueta and Soucek scored for West Ham.
  • Brentford led Bournemouth 2-0 in another all-Premier League match with goals from Carvalho and Thiago.

AI generated

WOLVERHAMPTON, England - Substitute Jorgen Strand Larsen scored twice in two minutes as Wolverhampton Wanderers beat fellow Premier League strugglers West Ham United 3-2 to reach the third round of the League Cup on Aug 26.

The Norwegian came on in the 73rd minute and made an immediate impact, striking in the 82nd and 84th to turn around the match at Molineux after Lucas Paqueta had headed the visitors in front in the 63rd.

Rodrigo Gomes had scored Wolves’ first goal of the season two minutes before halftime, after Hwang Hee-chan’s penalty rebounded off the post, but Tomas Soucek headed an equaliser in the 50th.

The battle between the top flight's bottom two teams provided no respite for West Ham manager Graham Potter, whose side have been thrashed 5-1 by Chelsea and 3-0 by promoted Sunderland in the league.

Brentford were leading Bournemouth 2-0 on the South Coast in the night’s other all-Premier League match that started later, with Fabio Carvalho and Igor Thiago scoring either side of the break.

Seven Premier League sides were in action, with much changed lineups from last weekend's games. REUTERS

Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Jorgen Strand Larsen scores their third goal.

PHOTO: REUTERS

See more on