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West Ham have made six changes for the Carabao Cup tie against Fulham, with Finlay Herrick starting in goal and Max Kilman captaining the side. Fulham have handed summer signing Hugo Larsson his full debut, while Kevin and Emile Smith Rowe also start.
No-Guff Summary
- West Ham face Fulham at London Stadium in the Carabao Cup third round on Tuesday 15 September at 7.45pm BST.
- West Ham's starting XI is Finlay Herrick, Kyle Walker-Peters, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Max Kilman, Morato, Divine Mukasa, Lewis Orford, Arne Engels, Mohamadou Kanté, Pablo and Joshua Ajala.
- The bench is Mads Hermansen, Ollie Scarles, Ezra Mayers, Airidas Golambeckis, Soungoutou Magassa, Jarrod Bowen, Manor Solomon, Taty Castellanos and Joël Piroe. Veltman is absent from the matchday squad.
- Fulham summer signing Hugo Larsson makes his full debut, with Kevin and Emile Smith Rowe also starting.
- Fulham head coach Alvaro Arbeloa has ruled Ryan Sessegnon out with a small groin problem.
- West Ham World says Mavropanos's three Championship goals are backed by a repeatable set-piece threat.
- There is no extra time or replay. A level tie after 90 minutes will be decided by penalties.
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Line Up Predictions
Five predicted XIs now put Kyle Walker-Peters in West Ham's side against Fulham, while four include Lewis Orford. That is the clearest agreement in a sample otherwise full of competing ideas.
The Hard Tackle expects a 4-4-2 and starts Jarrod Bowen, while Claret & Hugh predicts a 4-3-3 and would rest him. The sources also differ over the goalkeeper and the scale of Nuno Espírito Santo's changes. Rotation looks likely. The shape and personnel remain guesswork until the team is announced.
Sources
- West Ham Zone (opens in a new tab) — Predicts West Ham’s lineup for the Carabao Cup clash with Fulham, including changes after the Wrexham match and opportunities for three academy graduates.
- West Ham Blog (opens in a new tab) — Predicts West Ham’s starting XI for the EFL Cup tie against Fulham, including Kyle Walker-Peters replacing the injured Joel Veltman and Mads Hermansen returning in goal.
- West Ham World (opens in a new tab) — Predicts that Nuno Espirito Santo will make eight changes for West Ham’s Carabao Cup meeting with Fulham, with academy and fringe players expected to feature.
- West Ham Zone (opens in a new tab) — Argues that Junior Robinson, Daniel Cummings and Bailey Pammenter could be handed West Ham debuts in the Carabao Cup tie with Fulham.
- Claret&Hugh (opens in a new tab) — Argues that Nuno Espírito Santo can rotate West Ham’s team for the Carabao Cup tie against Fulham, while predicting a draw and a penalty-shootout win for the hosts.
- The Hard Tackle (opens in a new tab) — Previews West Ham United’s EFL Cup third-round meeting with Fulham, covering recent form, reported team news, probable line-ups and the writer’s 2-0 prediction.
- Sports View (opens in a new tab) — Previews West Ham’s Carabao Cup meeting with Fulham, including reported injury absences, expected squad rotation and a predicted starting XI.
- West Ham Till I Die (opens in a new tab) — Previews West Ham United’s League Cup meeting with Fulham, covering team news, possible line-ups, referee Gavin Ward, the clubs’ historical meetings and former player Luis Boa Morte.
- West Ham World (opens in a new tab) — Argues that Joel Piroe and Taty Castellanos may be complementary forwards and examines whether Nuno Espirito Santo should start them together against Fulham while managing the squad ahead of Millwall.
- The West Ham Way (opens in a new tab) — Previews West Ham’s Carabao Cup meeting with Fulham, including predicted rotation, possible selections, Veltman’s reported injury absence and broadcast details.