Fulham beat a spirited West Ham 3-2 in the Carabao Cup third round to reach the last 16, with substitute Oscar Bobb scoring the decisive goal in the 78th minute. The Premier League side, managed by Álvaro Arbeloa, have looked defensively fragile since his appointment, and they were fortunate to avoid a penalty shootout after West Ham twice fought back to equalise and pushed hard for a third leveller late on.

Rodrigo Muniz opened the scoring before West Ham's Morato and Pablo both netted, either side of a César Palacios goal that restored Fulham's lead, as Arbeloa's nine changes to his starting XI left his side unconvincing throughout. Arbeloa admitted his frustration at conceding two "easy" goals and called for more defensive aggression, while the match was preceded by a moving tribute to former West Ham goalkeeper Ludek Miklosko, who died this week aged 64. In the same round, Peterborough beat Barnsley 7-6 on penalties following a 3-3 draw to reach the fourth round for the first time since 2009.