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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.
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Nuno Espírito Santo has ruled Joël Veltman out of West Ham's Championship trip to Millwall on Saturday. The earlier fitness doubt is settled: the defender will not be involved.
In comments reported by The72, Nuno said West Ham have other injury issues but declined to identify the players. He added that Tomáš Souček and Alphonse Areola are improving, without confirming whether either will be available at The Den.
Sources
- Sports Mole (opens in a new tab) — Previews West Ham United's Championship meeting with Millwall, including recent form, reported team-news concerns, predicted lineups and Sports Mole's 3-1 score prediction.
- West Ham Official (opens in a new tab) — Explains the arrangements, team news, form, history and broadcast details ahead of West Ham United’s Championship fixture away to Millwall.
- Football League World (opens in a new tab) — Reports on the 11 Millwall and West Ham players expected to miss Saturday's Dockers derby, including West Ham doubts over Joel Veltman and Tomáš Souček's fitness ahead of the international break.
- West Ham Zone (opens in a new tab) — Reports that West Ham and Millwall have multiple injury concerns ahead of Saturday’s Dockers Derby, with Joel Veltman and Tomas Soucek among West Ham’s doubts and Millwall also missing several players.
- The72 (opens in a new tab) — Reports that Nuno Espirito Santo has confirmed Joel Veltman will miss West Ham’s Championship clash with Millwall while keeping other injury details undisclosed; Tomas Soucek and Alphonse Areola are reportedly improving.
- Southwark News (opens in a new tab) — Reports that Nuno Espirito Santo has ruled Joel Veltman out of West Ham’s derby at Millwall, while Alphonse Areola and Tomas Soucek continue to recover from their respective issues.
- West Ham Official (opens in a new tab) — Confirms that Joël Veltman will miss the EFL Championship derby at Millwall through injury, while Nuno Espírito Santo provides updates on Alphonse Areola, Tomáš Souček and other players facing fitness tests.
- Last Word On Sports (opens in a new tab) — Reports on West Ham’s team news for the Championship visit to Millwall, including Nuno Espírito Santo’s update that Joel Veltman will miss the derby through injury and that Alphonse Areola and Tomas Soucek are recovering.