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Queens Park Rangers Match (h)
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The guessing is over: Tomáš Souček starts as West Ham host QPR on Friday at 8pm. Nuno has also named Manor Solomon and Dinos Mavropanos in the XI, with Alphonse Areola on the bench.
West Ham are unbeaten in six league matches, while Keiber Lamadrid is ruled out and Mohamadou Kanté is suspended. The club will honour Luděk Mikloško before kick-off.
No-Guff Summary
- Tomáš Souček starts against QPR in his first West Ham matchday squad of the season.
- West Ham's XI includes Solomon and Mavropanos; Areola and Veltman are among the substitutes.
- Lamadrid is ruled out and Kanté is suspended.
- West Ham host QPR at 8pm after six league matches unbeaten, with a tribute to Luděk Mikloško before kick-off.
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West Ham's January cup win over QPR went to extra time
West Ham needed extra time to beat QPR 2-1 in their January FA Cup meeting. Knees up Mother Brown's preview recalls Crysencio Summerville opening the scoring in first-half stoppage time before QPR equalised.
The account says West Ham were lacklustre in normal time but took control in the extra half-hour. Taty Castellanos, making his debut, headed the winner to send them through. It is a recent meeting worth remembering before Friday's league fixture, even if the cup win was hardly a stroll.
Sources
- Knees up Mother Brown (opens in a new tab) — Previews West Ham’s Friday home match against QPR, discusses possible West Ham absences and predicts a 3-1 home win.