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West Ham recover from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 at Cardiff
West Ham fought back from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 at Cardiff in Scott Parker’s first match as manager.
Cardiff forward Jack Moylan scored all three of his team’s goals before half-time, putting the hosts in control.
Parker took charge after Nuno Espirito Santo was dismissed following a run of poor results.
Bowen helped drive the comeback, with Divine Mukasa, Arne Engels and Max Kilman scoring for West Ham.
The draw left West Ham eighth, in the final play-off place, while Cardiff extended their unbeaten home league run to 10 games across the last two seasons.
It was a point for Parker in his first game, after West Ham had looked headed for a heavy defeat.
West Ham recovered from a 3-0 half-time deficit to draw 3-3 away to Cardiff in Scott Parker’s first match as manager.
Cardiff’s Jack Moylan scored a first-half hat-trick, putting his side three goals ahead inside 39 minutes.
Divine Mukasa and Arne Engels scored after the break before Max Kilman equalised eight minutes from time.
Jarrod Bowen assisted all three West Ham goals in the comeback.
Parker had been confirmed as West Ham’s head coach earlier on Wednesday, after Nuno Espírito Santo was sacked on Tuesday.
- Who
- West Ham and Cardiff, in a Championship match. Scott Parker took charge of West Ham for the first time.
- What
- West Ham came back from 3-0 down to draw 3-3. Jack Moylan scored all three of Cardiff’s goals.
- When
- 4 November 2026.
- Where
- Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
West Ham sacked Nuno Espírito Santo.
West Ham confirmed Scott Parker as head coach.
Jack Moylan scored Cardiff’s opening goal.
Moylan had completed his hat-trick, giving Cardiff a 3-0 lead.
Divine Mukasa scored West Ham’s first goal.
Arne Engels made it 3-2.
Max Kilman scored West Ham’s equaliser.
- Final score
- Cardiff 3-3 West Ham
- Cardiff scorer
- Jack Moylan, hat-trick
- West Ham scorers
- Divine Mukasa, Arne Engels and Max Kilman
- West Ham manager
- Scott Parker, in his first match in charge
- Equaliser
- Max Kilman scored in the 82nd minute
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What people are saying
I came in here at nine o’clock this morning and met the players for the first time, so I didn’t have a lot of input as such.
The first half was poor in many aspects
The biggest positive is the team we saw in the second half.
They showed a lot of character and that pleased me the most.