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West Ham United’s Issa Diop returns with a bang after Premier League horror

Issa Diop scored to help West Ham United rally from behind to grab a 3-1 victory over 10-man Wimbledon in a League Cup second round on Tuesday.

Three days after creating an unfortunate Premier League record in their loss to Arsenal, the defender struck a low swerving effort from outside the box to get his team back on track, after going behind to a Joe Pigott sixth-minute header.

Late goals from Angelo Ogbonna and Javier Hernandez helped the Hammers record their first win of the season after losing their three opening games of 2018-19 - despite several quality recruitment in the transfer window.