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Swansea City vs West Ham

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West Ham visit Championship leaders Swansea City on Saturday at 3pm, four points behind them after a 6–0 win at Lincoln.

Nuno Espírito Santo is still assessing players after the midweek match and says West Ham must keep building momentum. Keiber Lamadrid remains under assessment, while Swansea have several availability concerns.

No-Guff Summary

  • Fixture: West Ham visit leaders Swansea on Saturday at 3pm, four points behind them after beating Lincoln 6–0.
  • Nuno: He says West Ham need to build momentum and perform well under pressure. Fitness checks continue after the quick turnaround, with no new problem confirmed.
  • Availability: West Ham are still assessing Lamadrid. Swansea expect Burgess and Key to miss out, Eustáquio is a doubt and Lissah is suspended.
  • Watching and tickets: West Ham World reports a sell-out of the 1,971 away allocation, no live UK television coverage and CBSSN and Paramount+ coverage in the US.
  • Officials: Josh Smith will referee.
Development Updated

Nuno weighs fitness checks before Swansea trip

Nuno Espírito Santo has a win to build on and fitness checks to finish before West Ham face Championship leaders Swansea on Saturday. Speaking to West Ham's official site, he said the players involved in Wednesday's 6–0 win at Lincoln were still being assessed and that training would show whether there were any problems. No new injury was confirmed in the briefing.

Nuno called Tomáš Souček's goals at Lincoln a big boost. He expects a competitive match against Swansea and wants West Ham to keep building momentum through their performances.

Sources

  • West Ham United FC - Official Site (opens in a new tab) — Explains Nuno Espírito Santo’s pre-match comments ahead of West Ham’s trip to Swansea, including his assessment of the Lincoln win, player fitness checks and the challenge posed by Swansea.
  • The West Ham Way (opens in a new tab) — Argues that West Ham must show they can compete with league leaders Swansea, citing Nuno’s comments about the importance of the match and rewarding the travelling supporters.