{
  "id": 3358360,
  "title": "Southampton 1-4 West Ham: Youthful West Ham ease into Carabao Cup third round",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/southampton-1-4-west-ham-youthful-west-ham-ease-into-carabao-cup",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T21:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/southampton-1-4-west-ham-215500368.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Southampton fell 4-1 to youthful West Ham, advancing to the third round of the Carabao Cup. West Ham secured the lead just 10 minutes into the match with Léo Scienza's goal, but Josh Ajala equalised just before halftime with his first professional goal. Ajala's performance improved after halftime, scoring two more goals to secure a commanding lead for West Ham. Nuno Espírito Santo made eight changes to the side that lost to Charlton Athletic, with six of those being academy graduates. The visitors started strong, taking the lead early, and Nuno's substitutions proved decisive, leading to three more goals from Castellanos and Bowen. Saints made five changes, with several newcomers making their debut, but ultimately succumbed to West Ham's dominance.",
  "summary": "A youthful West Ham produced a dominant performance against Southampton as they secured a 4-1 victory to advance to the third round of the Carabao Cup.Leo Scienza gave the home side the lead with 10 m...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}