WOLVERHAMPTON, England :Substitute Jorgen Strand Larsen scored twice in two minutes as Wolverhampton Wanderers beat fellow Premier League strugglers West Ham United 3-2 to reach the third round of the League Cup on Tuesday.
The Norwegian came on in the 73rd minute and made an immediate impact, striking in the 82nd and 84th to turn around the match at Molineux after Lucas Paqueta had headed the visitors in front in the 63rd.
Rodrigo Gomes had scored Wolves’ first goal of the season two minutes before halftime, after Hwang Hee-chan’s penalty rebounded off the post, but Tomas Soucek headed an equaliser in the 50th.
The battle between the top flight’s bottom two teams provided no respite for West Ham manager Graham Potter, whose side have been thrashed 5-1 by Chelsea and 3-0 by promoted Sunderland in the league.
Brentford were leading Bournemouth 2-0 on the South Coast in the night’s other all-Premier League match that started later, with Fabio Carvalho and Igor Thiago scoring either side of the break.
Seven Premier League sides were in action, with much changed lineups from last weekend’s games.
