West Ham United 3 – 1 Portsmouth: Carabao Cup Match Report

Carabao Cup

West Ham United

Full Time

3–1

Saturday, 8 August 2026 · London Stadium

Portsmouth

West Ham United won after full-time.

⚽ Taty Castellanos 50'⚽ Jarrod Bowen 45'⚽ Taty Castellanos 43' ⚽ Adrian Segečić 33'

Match Events

90+8'

Joshua AjalaWest Ham United · Jarrod Bowen

88'

Joël VeltmanWest Ham United · Taty Castellanos

88'

Ebou AdamsPortsmouth

86'

Adrian SegečićPortsmouth

82'

John SwiftPortsmouth · Colby Bishop

75'

James Ward-ProwseWest Ham United · Mohamadou Kanté

75'

El Hadji Malick DioufWest Ham United · Edson Álvarez

60'

Marko MilovanovićPortsmouth · Luke Le Roux

60'

Eoin KennyPortsmouth · Thomas Waddingham

60'

Odin BaileyPortsmouth · Zak Swanson

54'

Edson Álvarez West Ham United

52'

Thomas WaddinghamPortsmouth · Luke Brooke-Smith

50'

Taty CastellanosWest Ham United · Jarrod Bowen

3-1

45'

Jarrod Bowen West Ham United · Pablo

2-1

43'

Taty CastellanosWest Ham United · Mohamadou Kanté

1-1

33'

Adrian SegečićPortsmouth

0-1

VenueLondon StadiumSaturday, 8 August 2026

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RefereeAdam Herczeg

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

West Ham United Starting XI

Formation 4-4-2

Mads Hermansen

Kyle Walker-Peters

Konstantinos Mavropanos

Maximilian Kilman

Oliver Scarles

Jarrod Bowen

Lewis Orford

Edson Álvarez

Mohamadou Kanté

Pablo

Taty Castellanos

Substitutes 9

#8 James Ward-Prowse Midfielder

#12 El Hadji Malick Diouf Defender

#23 Alphonse Areola Goalkeeper

#34 Joël Veltman Defender

#40 George Earthy Midfielder

#42 Kaelan Casey Defender

#58 Airidas Golambeckis Defender

#63 Ezra Mayers Defender

#66 Joshua Ajala Attacker

Portsmouth Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

Nicolas Schmid

Terry Devlin

Regan Poole

Conor Shaughnessy

Zak Swanson

Luke Le Roux

Rocco Shein

Adrian Segečić

Ebou Adams

Luke Brooke-Smith

Colby Bishop

Substitutes 9

#4 Josh Knight Defender

#8 John Swift Midfielder

#14 Hayden Matthews Defender

#20 Thomas Waddingham Attacker

#27 Odin Bailey Midfielder

#29 Marko Milovanović Attacker

#31 Daniel Bielica Goalkeeper

#32 Eoin Kenny Midfielder

#55 Madiodio Dia Defender

Statistics

Match Statistics

West Ham United

Comparison

Portsmouth

45% Ball Possession % 55%

12 Shots Total 12

7 Shots On Target 4

3 Shots Off Target 5

2 Shots Blocked 3

11 Shots Insidebox 5

1 Shots Outsidebox 7

5 Goal Attempts 7

7 Big Chances Created 0

5 Big Chances Missed 0

3 Corners 7

5 Offsides 0

12 Fouls 19

1 Yellowcards 2

340 Passes 408

281 Successful Passes 331

83% Successful Passes Percentage 81%

10 Key Passes 8

38 Long Passes 68

14 Successful Long Passes 34

37% Successful Long Passes Percentage 50%

8 Total Crosses 22

3 Accurate Crosses 1

11 Dribble Attempts 23

5 Successful Dribbles 12

45% Successful Dribbles Percentage 52%

19 Tackles 16

6 Interceptions 5

57 Duels Won 47

3 Saves 4

55 Attacks 103

16 Dangerous Attacks 61

19 Free Kicks 12

14 Throwins 24

11 Goal Kicks 0

1 Hit Woodwork 0

4 Substitutions 5

1 Injuries 0

15 Successful Headers 7

3 Assists 0

3 Goals 1

55 Ball Safe 64