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West Ham paired Taty Castellanos and Joël Piroe for the Championship derby at Millwall, with Kyle Walker-Peters replacing the injured Joël Veltman as the only change from the 6-0 win over Wrexham.

Millwall changed goalkeeper and welcomed three players back on the bench.

No-Guff Summary

  • Taty Castellanos and Joël Piroe started together for West Ham at Millwall.
  • Kyle Walker-Peters replaced the injured Joël Veltman in the only change from the league win over Wrexham.
  • Mads Hermansen started behind Walker-Peters, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Maximilian Kilman and Morato.
  • Arne Engels and Divine Mukasa formed the midfield, with Jarrod Bowen and Manor Solomon joining Castellanos and Piroe in attack.
  • Millwall brought Filip Marschall into goal and named Alfie Doughty, Kyrell Lisbie and Mathis Servais on the bench after injury.
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Eight matches that defined the West Ham-Millwall rivalry

The Dockers Derby has never needed much help generating heat, but West Ham World's retrospective shows how eight particular meetings hardened its reputation. The account stretches from crowd fighting reported by the East Ham Echo in 1906 to West Ham's 2-1 Championship win in 2012.

West Ham World identifies Harry Cripps' 1972 testimonial, won 5-3 by the Hammers, and a heavily policed 3-0 West Ham win in 1978 among the defining fixtures. It also revisits Millwall's 4-1 victory in 2004 and West Ham's 3-1 extra-time League Cup win in 2009, when the article reports pitch invasions, crowd disorder and 64 arrests.

The most recent meeting in the retrospective came in February 2012. Kevin Nolan was sent off early, but goals from Carlton Cole and Winston Reid secured a 2-1 West Ham win. Fourteen years on, that remains the latest chapter in a rivalry the article says began with the clubs' first meeting in 1899.

Sources

  • West Ham World (opens in a new tab) — Looks back at eight West Ham-Millwall meetings that shaped the Dockers Derby, recalling notable results, historical context and incidents of supporter unrest ahead of the clubs' Championship meeting at The Den.
  • SPORTbible (opens in a new tab) — Reports former assistant referee Gavin Muge’s recollections of the 2009 West Ham–Millwall League Cup riot, including the policing operation, repeated pitch invasions and the decision to complete the match.
  • Evening Standard (opens in a new tab) — Explains the careers of five former players who represented both West Ham and Millwall, including their appearances and spells at each club.
  • West Ham Official (opens in a new tab) — Explains how West Ham overcame Millwall 1-0 at The Den in December 1988, with Paul Ince scoring the decisive goal, and recalls the match reaction, crowd and wider season context.
  • Evening Standard (opens in a new tab) — Reports on the upcoming Championship meeting between Millwall and West Ham, including the clubs’ recent rivalry history, previous results, supporter-safety measures and current league positions.
  • Football.London (opens in a new tab) — Reports on Cass Pennant’s argument that away supporters should be banned from Millwall–West Ham fixtures, while recounting the derby’s history of hooliganism ahead of the Championship meeting at The Den.