LONDON, United Kingdom (CMC) – Reggae Boy Michail Antonio netted a second-half goal and a spot kick, but English top-flight side West Ham United bowed out in the third round of the League Cup as Championship outfit Blackburn Rovers won 10-9 in an epic penalty shoot-out at London Stadium.

With West Ham 15th in the Premier League and Blackburn second in the Championship, both managers opted to change their entire starting 11s from their previous matches.

The 32-year-old Antonio appeared to strike the crucial blow when he put the Hammers – who have never won the competition – 2-1 up with a low shot on 78 minutes, but Chile international Ben Brereton Diaz’s 88th-minute equaliser took the game to penalties as the game ended 2-2 after regulation on Wednesday night.

Antonio scored West Ham’s fourth kick – a right-footed shot to the bottom-left corner – and 19 penalties in all were scored then.

With only the goalkeepers still to take a spot kick, Angelo Ogbonna became the only player to miss, hitting the crossbar as the Hammers were eliminated and Blackburn advanced.

Blackburn had taken the lead after only six minutes through Jack Vale’s calm finish before Pablo Fornals levelled on 38 minutes.

Blackburn won the League Cup in 2002 and are now on their best run in the competition since 2011-2012, when they reached the quarter-finals. The draw for the last 16 will take place on Thursday, following the final third-round tie between Manchester United and Aston Villa at Old Trafford.