Valentin ‘Taty’ Castellanos scored twice in an emphatic comeback win as West Ham beat Portsmouth 3-1 in front of the largest-ever crowd at a Carabao Cup first-round match.The Hammers’ pedestrian start was punished by Pompey in the 33rd minute when Adrian Segecic controlled Max Kilman’s clearance and let fly with a left-footed shot which rebounded off the West Ham defender and into the bottom corner.At the double: Valentin ‘Taty’ Castellanos scored twice as West Ham fought back to beat PortsmouthGettyWest Ham jolted into life shortly before the interval and drew level when Mohamadou Kante’s simple cut-back was directed into the far corner by Castellanos.Captain Jarrod Bowen put the hosts in front two minutes later after latching on to Pablo’s mis-controlled pass and sending Nicolas Schmid the wrong way with a deflected effort from range.Elsewhere in the Carabao Cup opening round on Saturday, goalkeeper Lukas Jensen returned from a long-term injury and saved all four QPR penalties in a shootout as Millwall progressed 2-0 at the expense of their London rivals following a 1-1 draw at Loftus Road.Read MoreChampionship Charlton brushed aside fourth-tier Cheltenham 3-1 at Whaddon Road, while AFC Wimbledon needed penalties to see off Newport 5-4 after scoring a 97th-minute equaliser in a 1-1 draw at Plough Lane.Newly-promoted Bromley lost 5-4 on penalties at home to fellow League One side Reading after a 1-1 draw, while Barnet were edged out 2-1 away at Cambridge.Marc Bola struck in the 99th minute as Watford made a winning start to the Alessio Dionisi era at home against League Two opponents Crawley, while former England defender Kyle Walker hit the winning shootout penalty for Burnley as they avoided a huge upset at Turf Moor against Notts County.
West Ham beat Portsmouth in Carabao Cup as David Sullivan attends game
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