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Kanté and Mavropanos rescue late point for West Ham in derby thriller at Millwall

The Guardian Saturday 19 September 2026
Kanté and Mavropanos rescue late point for West Ham in derby thriller at Millwall
Welcome back, then,the Dockers Derby. We really must do this again. On a lovely soft September afternoon on the Bermondsey peninsula, watched by an outrage-ready media multiverse, something unexpected happened at the Den. A really good football match broke out.Not wild or violent. No shameful scenes that nobody (trans: everybody) wants to see. Not in the stands or the streets at least: the only really sour note was an allegation of spitting against West Ham’s Taty Castellanos, which will now presumably be investigated.Continue reading...

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West Ham United secured a hard-fought draw against Millwall in a highly anticipated London derby held at the Den this September. The Hammers relied on late contributions from N’Golo Kanté and Konstantinos Mavropanos to salvage a point in a fixture noted for its competitive quality on the pitch. While the match atmosphere remained focused on the football rather than off-field issues, the contest concluded with a disciplinary cloud. Forward Taty Castellanos became the subject of a spitting allegation, which is expected to prompt a formal investigation. Despite this controversy, the encounter marked a notable return for this historic local rivalry, ending with the sides sharing the spoils.

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