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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.
Mavropanos gives Fulham a set-piece problem
Sessegnon ruled out of West Ham cup tie
Line Up Predictions
Nuno sees Fulham tie as chance for wider squad
Veltman assessed as Souček nears return
West Ham say Joël Veltman is still being assessed after he was forced off half an hour into the 6-0 win over Wrexham. Sports Mole reports that a muscle injury will keep him out of Tuesday's Carabao Cup tie against Fulham, but the club's preview does not confirm his absence.
Tomáš Souček is also unlikely to return for Fulham. The official preview recalls Nuno Espírito Santo saying he was closing in on a comeback from an ankle ligament injury, while judging this tie likely to come too soon. Sports Mole lists him as out. West Ham World reports that he has returned to first-team training but remains a few weeks from playing.
West Ham's preview also expects Fulham's Tom Cairney to miss the tie through injury.
Sources
- West Ham Official (opens in a new tab) — Reports on West Ham United's Carabao Cup third-round meeting with Fulham, including match arrangements, team news, competition regulations and a tribute to Luděk Mikloško.
- Sports Mole (opens in a new tab) — Previews West Ham United's EFL Cup third-round meeting with Fulham, including reported team news, possible line-ups, recent form and a match prediction.
- West Ham World (opens in a new tab) — Previews West Ham United's Carabao Cup tie against Fulham, including reported injury news, a predicted West Ham XI and head-to-head statistics.