Jorgen Strand Larsen’s late brace sees Wolves beat West Ham in Carabao Cup

Two goals in three minutes from wanted man Jorgen Strand Larsen completed a stirring Wolves comeback as they beat West Ham 3-2 in the Carabao Cup second round.

The Norwegian striker, a transfer target for Newcastle, stepped off the bench to provide a pair of unstoppable finishes eight and six minutes from time to get Molineux rocking.

Wolves led at half-time thanks to Rodrigo Gomes squeezing in a rebound after Hwang Hee-chan’s 43rd-minute penalty had cannoned back off the inside of a post but close-range headers from right-wing deliveries got the Hammers back on track.

Tomas Soucek powered down inside the far post from a swirling Kyle Walker-Peters ball five minutes into the second half, with West Ham soaking up some pressure before moving in front in the 63rd minute, Jarrod Bowen arrowing in service from the right touchline for the unmarked Lucas Paqueta to nod inside the exposed Sam Johnstone’s near post.

However, home boss Vitor Pereira, who had made no fewer than eight changes to his starting line-up, threw on the cavalry with 17 minutes to go, adding punch to the pressure that Wolves had been building, with Strand Larsen the hero.

Hugo Bueno cut back to the edge of the box and while Andre’s powerful low hit came back off Alphonse Areola’s leg, Strand Larsen was there to guide into the roof of the net in the 82nd minute.

And the crowd were still on their feet when the turnaround was completed, a one-two between Jhon Arias and Strand Larsen seeing the former’s shot blocked by Areola’s leg with the rebound quickly put back into the mixer from the right by Jackson Tchatchoua for Strand Larsen to power home through the crowd.

It was a tame start between two out-of-form sides and it took 25 minutes for the first