League Cup: West Ham, Leeds United And Sunderland Knocked Out

Last Updated:August 27, 2025, 08:36 IST

Wolverhampton Wanderers, Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield Town all registered victories in the League Cup.

Wolves' Jorgen Strand Larsen (center) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against West Ham. (AP Photo)

Substitute Jorgen Strand Larsen scored twice in two minutes, helping Wolverhampton Wanderers defeat fellow Premier League strugglers West Ham United 3-2 on Tuesday, advancing to the third round of the League Cup.

Promoted Leeds United and Sunderland followed West Ham out of the competition, losing on penalties to Championship side Sheffield Wednesday and third-tier Huddersfield Town, respectively.

Strand Larsen, who came on in the 73rd minute, made an immediate impact by scoring in the 82nd and 84th minutes, turning the match around at Molineux after Lucas Paqueta had headed West Ham in front in the 63rd.

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

The clash between the Premier League’s bottom two teams offered no relief for West Ham manager Graham Potter, whose side has recently been thrashed 5-1 by Chelsea and 3-0 by Sunderland in the league.

Leeds were eliminated 3-0 on penalties after full-time at Hillsborough ended 1-1, a surprising result viewed from afar by many Wednesday fans who boycotted the match in protest against the financially troubled second-tier club’s Thai owner.

U.S. international goalkeeper Ethan Horvath was the home hero, being mobbed by his teammates after saving twice and keeping a clean sheet in the shootout on his debut after joining on loan. “I have been in the door four or five days. I had to learn 10 new names in the first match I played and in this game I had to learn another 10 new names," Horvath told Sky Sports television.

League One Huddersfield won their shootout 6-5 after regulation time at the Stadium of Light ended 1-1.

Brentford beat Bournemouth 2-0 on the South Coast in the night’s other all-Premier League match, with Fabio Carvalho and Igor Thiago scoring either side of the break and against the run of play. Brentford’s record signing Dango Ouattara, who scored on his league debut on Saturday, came on as a substitute against his old club.

Burnley, one of seven Premier League sides that fielded significantly altered lineups compared to last weekend’s games, defeated second-tier Derby County 2-1, with Oliver Sonne scoring a stoppage-time winner at Turf Moor.

Wrexham’s Hollywood owners had plenty to smile about after their side won 3-2 at Preston North End, thanks to a stoppage-time goal from Kieffer Moore after the hosts had twice taken the lead in the second-tier clash. League Two Cambridge United beat Championship side Charlton Athletic 3-1.

The third-round draw will take place after Wednesday’s matches.

With Reuters Inputs

Feroz Khan

Feroz Khan has been covering sports for over 12 years now and is currently working with Network18 as Principal Correspondent. He embarked on his journey in 2011 and has since acquired vast experience in digital...Read More

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August 27, 2025, 08:36 IST

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