West Ham United vs Wrexham - prediction, team news, lineups

West Ham United play big to Wrexham connected Friday nighttime looking to fortify their presumption astatine the apical of the Championship table.

A triumph for the Hammers volition spot them participate the play successful archetypal place, portion the Dragons are successful the mid-table spots aft an indifferent commencement to the campaign.

Match preview

When lone earning 1 constituent from games against Charlton Athletic and Watford astatine the extremity of August, West Ham fans would person had concerns astir the trajectory of their side.

However, 3 successive victories person catapulted Nuno Espirito Santo's broadside up the standings, the Hammers having sat successful archetypal spot anterior to Wednesday's fixtures.

Ten goals person been netted against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Derby County and Bolton Wanderers respectively.

Although West Ham stay with conscionable 1 cleanable expanse crossed 8 games successful each competitions during 2026-27, they are playing successful a mode which suggests that they are assured of out-scoring their opposition.

Jarrod Bowen has already contributed 3 goals and 2 assists from his six starts successful this season's Championship.

As for Wrexham, Phil Parkinson whitethorn not cognize what to marque of his side's commencement to the campaign, with 4 draws being posted successful six matches.

Earning 1-1 draws from distant Welsh derbies with Cardiff City and Swansea City, either broadside of a thumping 3-0 triumph astatine Millwall, represents a beardown commencement to their matches connected their travels.

Nevertheless, conscionable 2 points person been earned from location encounters against Watford, Birmingham City and Burnley.

Aside from the three-goal haul astatine The Den, Wrexham person lone netted 4 times successful their different 5 games, thing that volition springiness Parkinson origin for concern.

On a affirmative note, 2 of their 4 stalemates person been earned from losing positions, and a triumph successful the superior connected Friday would determination Wrexham to wrong 1 constituent of West Ham.

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Team News

Nuno volition apt freshen up his West Ham XI, with Joel Veltman, Manor Solomon and Joel Piroe each options to travel into the team.

Edvin Austbo and Pablo whitethorn driblet down to the substitutes' bench, but caller signing Morato is improbable to beryllium handed a archetypal commencement successful defence.

Taty Castellanos whitethorn not beryllium risked aft suffering a hamstring contented against Derby astatine the weekend.

Meanwhile, either Zak Vyner oregon Joe Worrall volition regenerate Max Cleworth, who suffered an wounded versus Burnley earlier this week.

The abbreviated turnaround whitethorn pb to Parkinson rotating a fig of players, with Danny Imray, Oliver Rathbone, Nathan Broadhead and Sam Smith each successful contention for recalls.

West Ham United imaginable starting lineup:

Hermansen; Walker-Peters, Mavropanos, Kilman, Scarles; Bowen, Mukasa, Engels, Solomon; Kante; Piroe

Wrexham imaginable starting lineup:

Patterson; Doyle, Hyam, Vyner; Imray, Whiteman, O'Brien, Ekomie; Broadhead, Windass; Smith

We say: West Ham United 2-1 Wrexham

With 1 of the champion antiaircraft records successful the Championship, Wrexham volition backmost themselves to nullify their hosts astatine the London Stadium. However, we cannot disregard that West Ham are gathering a caput of steam, starring america to foretell a precocious triumph for Nuno's side.

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