Pellegrini expects West Ham response
A weakened Hammers side were thrashed 5-0 by Championship side Nottingham Forest on Sunday, increasing the pressure on Allardyce.
West Ham are 19th in the Premier League having not won in that competition since November but Pellegrini is reading little into that form ahead of tonight’s meeting in the first leg of their Capital One Cup semi-final.
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