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During a recent Championship match between West Ham and Millwall in south London, Millwall goalkeeper Filip Marschall alleged that Taty Castellanos of West Ham spat at him during the game. The incident occurred after the whistle had blown for what was initially thought to be a goal by West Ham but later declared not valid due to confusion over time-wasting rules. Both managers addressed the allegation in post-match comments, with Millwall’s Alex Neil confirming Marschall's accusation and suggesting it would be handled by authorities, while West Ham’s Nuno Espírito Santo stated he was aware of the claim but had not seen any evidence or spoken to Castellanos about it.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-19,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Saturday, during a Championship match between West Ham and Millwall in south London, an incident occurred midway through the second half that has now been alleged to involve Taty Castellanos spitting at Millwall goalkeeper Marschall. The confusion began when Marschall held onto the ball for too long, prompting a warning from referee Paul Tierney and leading West Ham to believe they should have been awarded a corner based on the eight-second rule introduced last season to discourage time-wasting. After discussions between Millwall's coaching staff and the fourth official, manager Alex Neil confirmed that Marschall had accused Castellanos of spitting at him. The incident occurred during the first "Dockers Derby" match in 14 years, which ended in a 2-2 draw.
Written for “Football Player Accused Of Spitting” on 2026-10-04,
grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.
The allegation concerns an incident that occurred midway through the second half of Saturday’s lunchtime Championship showdown in south London - the first instalment of the ‘Dockers Derby’ for 14 years, which ended in a dramatic 2-2 draw.
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which → concern → draw
Marschall - making his league debut for Millwall after a summer switch from Stevenage - appeared to be warned for holding on to the ball for too long, with West Ham’s Pablo then tapping into an empty net with the whistle already gone.
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whistle → make → net
West Ham thought they had a corner as per the eight-second rule for goalkeepers introduced at the start of last season to combat time-wasting, with plenty of confusion as Marschall remonstrated with referee Paul Tierney, who also spoke to captains Jake Cooper and Jarrod Bowen.
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who → think → Cooper
The reason for Marschall’s ire later became clear, with Sky Sports reporting following discussions between the Millwall bench and the fourth official that he had accused Castellanos of spitting at him.
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he → become → him
The allegation was confirmed after the game by Millwall boss Alex Neil, who said: “I haven't asked him about it, but it's like anything else.
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it → confirm → anything
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“I'm sure there'll be footage of it, or not of it, if it didn't happen.
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it → read → it
I'd be extremely surprised if Fil's made an accusation and nothing has happened.
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nothing → make → accusation
“But that's not really for me to deal with, you know.
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you → deal → ?
I'm sure the authorities will deal with it.
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authorities → deal → it
“Certainly the fourth official, because I don't know what happened.
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what → know → ?
I've just seen Fil walking out with the ball and thinking, ‘where's he going?’
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he → see → ball
Then the fourth official basically said that there was an accusation of spitting.
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official → say → spitting
So yeah, I don't know.
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I → know → ?
“I didn't get a chance to speak to Filip about it.
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I → get → it
But once I'm addressing the players after the game, that's not at the forefront of your mind.
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that → address → mind
“You know what I mean?
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I → know → what
That will get taken care of by the people who take care of those type of things.
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who → take → things
We are more focused on what happened on the pitch, how we performed, and then now the lads are due a well-deserved rest.”
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lads → happen → rest
West Ham counterpart Nuno Espirito Santo said he was aware of the allegation but had not seen any pictures or footage, or spoken to Castellanos.
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he → say → Castellanos
“I am aware of the allegation,” Nuno said.
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Nuno → say → allegation
“I didn't see the image, I didn't speak to Taty.
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I → see → Taty
I cannot go into that much.
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I → go → much
"For me to answer that, I have to see it.
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I → answer → it
I have to see it.
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I → have → it
I am going to look at the images.
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I cannot answer."
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