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West Ham have named Airidas Golambeckis and Edvin Austbø in the starting XI against West Brom.

Golambeckis replaces the injured Konstantinos Mavropanos, while Manor Solomon drops out of the XI. Nuno Espírito Santo has called for a faster start after the 3-2 defeat by Southampton.

No-Guff Summary

  • Golambeckis and Austbø start against West Brom, with Solomon out of the XI.
  • Mavropanos is absent from the XI after his knee injury; Joël Veltman is on the bench.
  • Nuno wants West Ham to start faster after the Southampton defeat.
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Golambeckis and Austbø start against West Brom

Airidas Golambeckis starts in place of Konstantinos Mavropanos against West Brom, and Edvin Austbø comes in on the left. Manor Solomon drops out of the starting XI as Nuno Espírito Santo makes two changes. The team sheet settles the defensive question that dominated the pre-match predictions.

West Ham's XI is Mads Hermansen; Kyle Walker-Peters, Golambeckis, Max Kilman, Morato; Jarrod Bowen, Arne Engels, Divine Mukasa, Austbø; Mohamadou Kanté and Pablo Felipe. Joël Veltman and Soungoutou Magassa are on the bench, while Ollie Scarles is not among the substitutes.

Sources

  • Claret&Hugh (opens in a new tab) — Reports West Ham’s announced starting line-up for the home match against West Bromwich Albion, with two changes from the previous line-up.
  • West Ham Official (opens in a new tab) — Reports that Airidas Golambeckis, Edvin Austbø and Pablo come into West Ham’s starting XI for the EFL Championship match against West Bromwich Albion, alongside a matchday photo gallery.
  • West Ham Official (opens in a new tab) — Confirms West Ham’s starting XI for the Championship meeting with West Bromwich Albion, with Airidas Golambeckis and Austbø making their first starts at London Stadium.