West Ham scrape home

– West Ham United diced with an embarrassing League Cup second round defeat by 10-man Wimbledon on Tuesday before fighting back to win 3-1 against their third-tier opponents.

However, Premier League Cardiff City were dumped out 3-1 by second-tier Norwich City, while Southampton won 1-0 in an alltop-tier tie at South-Coast rivals Brighton & Hove Albion.

West Ham had lost their first three Premier League games to sit at the bottom of the table and their dismal start to the campaign had already sparked speculation among pundits as to whether new manager Manuel Pellegrini would see out the season.

There was no fightback for Cardiff who rested players at home to Norwich and paid a heavy price.

Bournemouth maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a 3-0 win over League Two MK Dons, while Aboubakar Kamara scored twice as Fulham beat fourth tier Exeter City 2-0. – AFP

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