Match Centre: West Ham United vs Portsmouth
Castellanos 43′Bowen 45′Castellanos 50′
Segečić 33′
Player of the match Jarrod Bowen 8.0
GolVolt rating 6.3GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
Turning point: 43' Castellanos, 1:1-
0:1 → 3:1
West Ham United came from behind to win.
The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 1:1, from 25% to 46% (West Ham United).
How the match went
One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.
90' · 3:1West Ham United 95%draw 4%Portsmouth 1%
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Comeback from 0:1.
- Dramaweight 50% Comeback from 0:1.Some excitement, but no big twists. Drama: 6.5 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Castellanos: two goals.Solid performances, no single big hero. Heroes: 5.2 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 4.0 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% An average number of chances. Quality of play: 5.9 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 6.3more watchable than 63% of Carabao Cup matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
4 goals3 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 33' Goal: Adrian SegečićPortsmouth0:1
- 43' Goal: Taty Castellanosassist: Kanté1:1
- 45' Goal: Jarrod Bowenassist: Pablo2:1
- Half-time · 2:1
- 50' Goal: Taty Castellanosassist: Bowen3:1
- 52' SubstitutionWaddingham for Brooke-Smith
- 54' Edson Álvarezyellow card
- 60' 3 substitutionsBailey for SwansonKenny for WaddinghamMilovanović for Le Roux
- 75' 2 substitutionsDiouf for ÁlvarezWard-Prowse for Kanté
- 82' SubstitutionSwift for Bishop
- 86' Adrian Segečićyellow card
- 88' Ebou Adamsyellow card
- 88' SubstitutionVeltman for Castellanos
- 90+8' SubstitutionAjala for Bowen
- Full-time · 3:1
Match stats
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
West Ham United
Portsmouth
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
West Ham United
- 8 James Ward-Prowse on
- 12 El Hadji Malick Diouf on
- 23 Alphonse Areola —
- 34 Joël Veltman on
- 40 George Earthy —
- 42 Kaelan Casey —
- 58 Airidas Golambeckis —
- 63 Ezra Mayers —
- 66 Joshua Ajala on
Portsmouth
- 4 Josh Knight —
- 8 John Swift on
- 14 Hayden Matthews —
- 20 Thomas Waddingham on
- 27 Odin Bailey on
- 29 Marko Milovanović on
- 31 Daniel Bielica —
- 32 Eoin Kenny on
- 55 Madiodio Dia —
Match sheet
- Stadium
- London Stadium, London
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · West Ham United Jarrod Bowen
- 2. place · West Ham United Taty Castellanos
- 3. place · West Ham United Lewis Orford
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Pro analysis
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West Ham United · 2 out
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Maxwel Cornet Injured
since 8 May · return date unknown · 7 matches missed · Muscle Fatigue
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Tomáš Souček Injured
since 25 Jun · return date unknown · Ankle Injury
Portsmouth · 2 out
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Márk Kosznovszky Injured
since 30 Dec 2025 · until 1 Nov · 30 matches missed · Knee Injury
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Jacob Farrell Injured
since 1 Apr · return date unknown · 6 matches missed · Groin Injury
Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.