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Cardiff City vs West Ham

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Cardiff host West Ham in the Championship on Wednesday with selection questions on both sides. West Ham say Kyle Walker-Peters and Dinos Mavropanos are being assessed.

Cardiff manager Brian Barry-Murphy says Isaak Davies will miss around four weeks, while Krystian Bielik has a chance of featuring and other fitness calls remain open. Ed Duckworth will referee.

No-Guff Summary

  • Cardiff host West Ham on Wednesday 4 November in the Championship.
  • Barry-Murphy says Isaak Davies will miss around four weeks with a hamstring injury. Bielik has a chance of featuring, while Fish, Robertson and Ng remain fitness calls.
  • West Ham say Kyle Walker-Peters and Dinos Mavropanos are being assessed. Neither is confirmed out.
  • Ed Duckworth will referee, with Dan Leach and Jacob Lehane as assistants.
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Bill Stephens' Cardiff hat-trick revisited

Dan Coker's Cardiff preview for West Ham Till I Die takes supporters back to a rather productive away day: Bill Stephens scored a hat-trick in West Ham's 3-0 win at Ninian Park on 26 March 1948.

Coker also revisits Gary O'Neil's connection with both clubs. O'Neil had a loan spell at Cardiff before joining West Ham, where he made 56 appearances and scored three goals. It is a look back at this fixture's history, with Wednesday's team sheet still to come.

Sources

  • West Ham Till I Die (opens in a new tab) — Previews West Ham’s match at Cardiff with reported availability concerns, predicted line-ups and referee details, alongside historical features on previous meetings and players who represented both clubs.