Hammers creak, Millwall revive, Bees and Fulham have positive days: Your weekend roundup
London Stadium lapse for the Hammers : Picture by David Rake West Ham's second home defeat in a row has taken the wind out of their promotion sails - casting doubts on whether Nuno Espirito Santo is the right man to guide them back to the Prem. They followed up last week's 3-2 loss to Southampton with another three goal concession - West Brom winning 3-1 at the London Stadium. The Irons have dropped to eighth in the table. Jarrod Bowen cancelled out a goal from Felix Horn My

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EFL roundup: Kone makes history as QPR run riot - Late goal denies Bromley win as they begin life without Woody
Loftus Road was buzzing on Saturday as Rangers ran riot Richard Kone's star turn had QPR historians thumbing through their record books as the men from W12 came up with a statement win at Loftus Road. The striker scored a hat-trick inside the first 16 minutes to blow away high-riding Swansea City, while Jimmy Dunne added two more to make it a miserable visit for the Welshmen. It is thought to be the third quickest hat-trick from the start of a match in EFL history and the fas

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Weekend roundup: Eagles in distress, Fulham flying, Hammers and Barnet power on
The Seagulls blew the Eagles away at the Amex If there is one match Crystal Palace fans really don't want to see their team lose 5-0, it's against those pesky rivals Brighton. But that was the scenario for them just a few days after a Europa League defeat in Lyon (3-2) and just ahead of another tiring foreign trip to Turkey to face Besiktas on Thursday. The Eagles were overrun at the Amex, going 3-0 down inside 10 minutes through an own goal from Jaydee Canvot, a spectacular

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EFL roundup and reactions as QPR, West Ham run amok, Millwall lose, Charlton draw, Watford hit doldrums
And 'Come On' they certainly did A few days on from their London Stadium draw, both QPR and West Ham cut loose in style to underline their respective promotion credentials on Wednesday night. QPR emphatically saw off Derby County at Loftus Road (4-1) to move up to fifth place in the table while the Hammers hit six for the second time this season - taking advantage of Lincoln City having two players sent off by the 23rd minute to run out 6-0 winners at Sincil Bank. The Hoops r

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Charles the hero for QPR as West Ham are held in gripping London Stadium showdown
Picture by David Rake Championship West Ham United (0) 1 Bowen 70 Queen's Park Rangers (1) 1 Madsen pen 18 A brilliant double save from Pierce Charles in the dying moments secured QPR a point in a very watchable Friday night mash-up between east and west. Jarrod Bowen. having scored to cancel out a first-half penalty from Nicolas Madsen, had the chance to win it from the spot in the 90th minute after the Hammers had won a penalty from the Irons skipper's floated cross in from

By Yann Tear at the London Stadium


Mixed emotions for Millwall boss after West Ham deny his team a famous win
A lack of experienced options from the bench ultimately cost Millwall a famous win against bitter foes West Ham in the Docklands derby, Alex Neil has said. The Lions manager says the surrendering of a 2-0 lead to the Hammers in Saturday lunchtime's thrilling 2-2 draw came down to increasing fatigue and an inability to be able to call upon some key injured players to freshen up the play and help protect the lead. There was no Josh Coburn, Casper de Norre, Mihailo Ivanovic or R

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West Ham find a way back after Millwall's sound and fury threatens to blow them away in Docklands derby bear-pit
Just your average day at the Den? Not quite : Picture by @YTJourno Championship Millwall (2) 2 Taylor 16, Neghli 45+3 West Ham United (0) 2 Kante 74, Mavraponos 80 Kante s/o 89 Every tackle cheered to the rafters. Every contact a prompt for howls of protest. Every mistake from the opposition greeted with cheers of derision. Welcome to the Den on derby day against the team Lions fans hate more than any other foe. The Hammers were caught in a first-half storm that all-but crush

By Yann Tear at The Den


Fulham get the better of West Ham in entertaining east meets west derby
Cup night under the lights : Picture by @YtJourno League Cup Third Round West Ham United (2) 2 Morato 16 Pablo 45+2 Fulham (2) 3 Rodrigo Muniz 13, Palacios 37, Bobb 78 Oscar Bobb's first Fulham goal settled a very watchable League Cup third round tie at the London Stadium - where West Ham, as notional Championship underdogs equalised twice to keep the contest bubbling nicely right to the end. The £27m Norwegian - a January signing from Man City - celebrated his first domestic

By Yann Tear at the London Stadium


West Ham enjoy their view from the summit as routed Wrexham become latest victims of Hammers' revival
Aiming for the top: Friday night brought Wrexham to town. And three easy points. Championship West Ham United (2) 6 Bowen 28, Piroe 37, Mavropanos 48, Castellanos 63, Kante 76 Solomon 62 Wrexham (0) 0 It had been nearly three years since West Ham last won four games in a row - but they have reached that marker to once again signal their intention not to hang around too long in the Championship. They are back on top of the league - at least until tomorrow - and look more than

By Yann Tear at the London Stadium


EFL roundup: Charlton down to Earth with a bump, Millwall and Hammers back in business, QPR miss out
The Hammers were on song ; Picture @CapitalFootballUK Having swept to the top of the table with three wins out of three, Nathan Jones' Charlton Athletic travelled to Stoke City full of optimism, but a chastening first 45 minutes saw them well and truly humbled. Two goals from Justin Devenny, a deadline signing from Crystal Palace, one from Ethan Galbraith and another from George Hirst gave the Potters a 4-0 half-time lead. The Addicks did well to avoid further embarrassment a

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