Violence overshadows exciting night of Cup football

Junior Stanislas struck a late double to give West Ham Carling Cup victory over London rivals Millwall in a tempestuous tie ravaged by crowd trouble and pitch invasions.

Violence overshadows exciting night of Cup football

Junior Stanislas struck a late double to give West Ham Carling Cup victory over London rivals Millwall in a tempestuous tie ravaged by crowd trouble and pitch invasions.

Neil Harris had given the Lions a 26th-minute lead and that looked likely to be enough until Stanislas struck three minutes from the end of normal time to secure an extra half-hour.

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