HAMMERS PHIL GOOD!

Spot-kick jubilation for Moyes’ men but agony for Foden as his miss sees City end amazing run in the cup

PHIL FODEN failed from the spot as holders Manchester City crashed out of the League Cup by losing their first game in the competition in FIVE YEARS.

The England star, on as a late substitute, was the only one to miss as West Ham took the Premier League champions all the way to a shootout.

City were attempting to win the trophy for a record fifth time in a row but that dream, and any hope of a Quadruple, is now over after Said Benrahma’s winning spot-kick.

Benrahma, Mark Noble, Jarrod Bowen, Craig Dawson and Aaron Cresswell all scored to send the London Stadium into meltdown on a famous night for the resurgent Hammers.

Strikerless City went into the game with 19-year-old Cole Palmer, usually an attacking midfielder, in a false nine role.

He was one of nine changes by Pep Guardiola, while Hammers boss David Moyes made eight of his own.

Both these teams have other priorities but though City have shown they can win this competition with a second string, that’s impossible for West Ham.

So there was some disappointment that Moyes gave so many of his big names the night off, especially after they beat Manchester United away at Old Trafford to get here.

Predictably, the home side were under the cosh, with inform Ilkay Gundogan denied only by a last-ditch interception from Issa Diop.

Noble did test Zack Steffen with a 25-yard rocket, but Alphonse Areola had to be alert to stop Palmer at the other end with an outstretched boot.

Still, West Ham kept City mostly at arm’s length for a good long while, and the holders were guilty of over-playing.

By the break we had seen one exquisite crossfield ball from Gundogan, lots of energy from

Palmer, and a load of tippy-tappy passing leading to just the one shot on target.

Nathan Ake should have done better on the stroke of half-time when he glanced a Riyad Mahrez free-kick wide but this game had simply not deserved a goal.

Looking for answers, Guardiola swapped Kyle Walker for Joao Cancelo but City were still playing one pass too many.

Gundogan looked as likely as anyone to make the breakthrough but dragged a great chance wide after being played in by Palmer.

And then West Ham threatened, Arthur Masuaku stinging the palms of Steffen

before Andriy Yarmolenko, ploughing a lonely furrow up front, had a follow-up blocked.

Maybe it woke City up because first Raheem Sterling and then Kevin De Bruyne quickly had shots saved and Areola then tipped away a John Stones header.

Thomas Soucek sliced a glorious chance wide for West Ham before Moyes went for broke with a triple substitution.

Guardiola countered by sending on man of the moment Foden for the final 18 minutes and the England star did inject some energy and drive.

His deflected shot almost found it’s way in via Gundogan only for Areola to adjust at the last moment and knock the ball away with his foot.

The Hammers goalkeeper was at his acrobatic best to tip over a long-range piledriver from Oleksandr Zinchenko too.

But Soucek shanked over a brilliant chance to win it for the home side with time running out – and when Sterling fluffed an injury-time header it was on to the lottery of penalties.

And Noble, who missed from 12 yards after being sent on just to take a spot-kick against Premier League against Manchester United, bravely hit home the first.

But Foden (right) blazed wide, and the game was up.