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Lincoln City vs West Ham
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Both sides have named their teams for tonight's Championship match at Lincoln City.
Joël Veltman and Mohamadou Kanté start for West Ham, while Lincoln make five changes, including Tom Hamer and Callum Elder in defence and Chieo Ogbene in attack. West Ham still need the quicker start Nuno Espírito Santo called for.
No-Guff Summary
- West Ham XI: Hermansen; Veltman, Mavropanos, Kilman, Morato; Bowen, Engels, Kanté, Solomon; Pablo, Piroe.
- Lincoln's changes: Hamer, Elder, Oyegoke, Varfolomeev and Ogbene come into the starting side.
- The match: West Ham visit Lincoln City in the Championship after conceding first in three straight games.
Lincoln preview reports Darikwa absence
Lincoln captain Tendayi Darikwa and striker Mason Melia will miss West Ham's visit, according to Dan Coker's preview for West Ham Till I Die. The same report says Reeco Hackett could return. Lincoln's confirmed XI will settle that selection question.
Coker also names Andrew Kitchen as the referee. He notes that Kitchen took charge of West Ham's 2-1 home defeat to Charlton in August.
Sources
- West Ham Till I Die (opens in a new tab) — Previews West Ham’s match at Lincoln City with possible line-ups, availability notes and referee information, alongside a retrospective on former goalkeeper Peter Grotier.
- Lincoln City - Official Site (opens in a new tab) — Previews Lincoln City’s home league match against West Ham United and includes comments from Tom Shaw and Tendayi Darikwa, along with match and head-to-head information.
- Knees up Mother Brown (opens in a new tab) — Reports Lincoln City head coach Chris Cohen’s call for supporters to create a “cauldron” for West Ham’s visit, and his view that Lincoln can beat the Hammers.