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Bolton Wanderers Match (a)

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Pablo Felipe and Edvin Austbø start for West Ham at Bolton, while Taty Castellanos is absent. Bolton make seven changes, with Gavin Bazunu and Kyliane Dong handed their first starts for the club.

No-Guff Summary

  • Pablo Felipe starts after the late fitness doubts, alongside Jarrod Bowen and Edvin Austbø.
  • Taty Castellanos is not in West Ham’s matchday squad.
  • Bolton make seven changes, with Gavin Bazunu and Kyliane Dong making their first starts for the club.
  • Kick-off at the Toughsheet Community Stadium is 8pm UK time.
Development

Austbø handed first start as Nuno makes four changes

Nuno Espírito Santo has made four changes at Bolton, handing Edvin Austbø his first West Ham start and bringing Pablo Felipe back to lead a 4-3-3. Taty Castellanos misses out with a tight hamstring.

West Ham XI: Mads Hermansen, Kyle Walker-Peters, Dinos Mavropanos, Maximilian Kilman, Ollie Scarles, Arne Engels, Mohamadou Kanté, Divine Mukasa, Jarrod Bowen, Edvin Austbø, Pablo Felipe.

Austbø starts on the left after scoring and assisting against Derby. Kanté and Walker-Peters also return, with Joël Piroe, Manor Solomon and Joël Veltman on the bench.

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