Veltman and Kanté start as both sides name Lincoln XIs
Joël Veltman returns at right-back and Mohamadou Kanté starts in midfield for West Ham at Lincoln City. Pablo and Joël Piroe also start. Divine Mukasa and Kyle Walker-Peters are among the substitutes.
West Ham's announced XI is Mads Hermansen; Veltman, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Max Kilman and Morato; Arne Engels, Kanté, Jarrod Bowen and Manor Solomon; Pablo and Piroe. The full bench listed by Inside Futbol is Alphonse Areola, Walker-Peters, Taty Castellanos, Mukasa, Tomáš Souček, Ollie Scarles, Edvin Austbø, Airidas Golambeckis and Lewis Orford.
Lincoln have made five changes. Tom Hamer and Callum Elder return to the starting defence, Dan Oyegoke and Ivan Varfolomeev also come in, and Chieo Ogbene starts in attack. George Wickens remains in goal.
Sources
- Claret&Hugh (opens in a new tab) — Previews West Ham’s match at Lincoln City, reports the announced starting XI and shares four writers’ score predictions.
- Lincoln City - Official Site (opens in a new tab) — Reports that Lincoln City make five changes to their side for the home match against West Ham, naming the starting XI and substitutes.
- Inside Futbol (opens in a new tab) — Reports West Ham’s starting XI and substitutes for its match against Lincoln City, with Joel Piroe named in the starting lineup.
- West Ham Official (opens in a new tab) — Names West Ham’s starting XI for the match at Lincoln City and reports four changes from the team that drew 1-1 with Queens Park Rangers.