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Millwall vs West Ham
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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.
Millwall make one change as injured trio return
Nuno urges focus amid Millwall derby noise
Soucek appears to shrug off threat before derby
Claret & Hugh reports that footage posted on X shows Tomas Soucek outside a shop in Millharbour as a man across the road threatens to "cut his face off" at The Den.
The outlet says Soucek appeared to laugh and walk away without confronting the man. Its columnist acknowledged that it was unclear how much Soucek heard or understood, so the footage does not establish his reaction to every word.
In comments reproduced by Claret & Hugh ahead of Saturday's match, Soucek said the changing room was in a good place and that he was motivated to help West Ham return to the Premier League.
Sources
- Claret&Hugh (opens in a new tab) — Reports on footage of Tomáš Souček appearing unbothered by a threatening Millwall supporter ahead of the derby at The Den, and quotes Souček discussing West Ham’s confidence and motivation.