Chaos at The Den: Castellanos Faces 6-Game Ban Over Spitting Claim
West Ham's spirited fightback from 2-0 down to rescue a 2-2 draw at Millwall in their first derby meeting in almost 15 years was overshadowed by controversy, as striker Taty Castellanos was accused of spitting at Lions goalkeeper Filip Marschall.
West Ham's Castellanos accused of spitting at Millwall keeper in fiery 2-2 derby draw...
West Ham striker Taty Castellanos was accused of spitting at Millwall goalkeeper Filip Marschall during a fiery 2-2 London derby draw at The Den on Saturday.
Marschall reported the incident to the match officials following an altercation in the 65th minute of the Championship encounter.
With West Ham trailing 2-0, Argentine forward Castellanos pressed Marschall as the goalkeeper held onto the ball.
The pair clashed and Marschall, making his Championship debut, appeared to point to his shirt to indicate he had been spat at.
“I haven't spoken to him about it, but like anything else, I'm sure there will be footage of it, or not, if it didn't happen,” said Millwall manager Alex Neil.
He added: “I didn't know what had happened, I'd just seen Filip walking out with the ball and thinking, 'Where's he going?'
“And then the fourth official basically said that there was an accusation of spitting. So, yeah, I don't know.”
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Castellanos could face a six-match suspension if found guilty of spitting at Marschall, a significant blow to West Ham's promotion push.
Hammers boss Nuno Espirito Santo said: “I'm aware of the allegation, I didn't see the images, I didn't speak with Taty.”
“I cannot go much further on that, I'm sorry. For me to answer that, I have to see it. I'm going to look at the images. I cannot answer.”
The allegation added a sour note to the first meeting between the fierce London rivals in almost 15 years.
Millwall led at the break thanks to goals from Caleb Taylor and Camiel Neghli.
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But the visitors responded with a much-improved second-half display, hitting back through Mohamadou Kante and Konstantinos Mavropanos.
West Ham looked the more likely to find a winner until Kante, the last man, was sent off for pulling back fellow substitute Kyrell Lisbie as he raced through on goal.
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