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West Ham
EFL Championship
14:00
UTC, Saturday 24 October 2026
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Southampton

West Ham vs Southampton: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

West Ham United host Southampton at London Stadium on Saturday 24 October 2026, kick-off 14:00 UTC, in the EFL Championship (round 12). Prediction markets make West Ham the favourite at 57%, with the draw at 22% (Polymarket). West Ham have had 7 days of rest since playing Swansea (EFL Championship); Southampton have had 7 after facing Bolton and travel about 119 km. West Ham have no reported absences; Southampton are missing 2 (Cyle Larin, Flynn Downes). Michael Salisbury is the referee, averaging 3.5 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.9. The forecast at kick-off is 12°C with rain and windy.

Win chances

West Ham 57%Draw 22%Southampton 22%

From Polymarket prediction market prices. For information only: Ninety has no betting links. How win chances work.

Predicted line-ups

Predicted elevens. Official team sheets usually arrive about an hour before kick-off. About predicted line-ups.

West Ham 4-2-3-1

Coach: Nuno Espírito Santo

  1. 1 Mads Hermansen GK
  2. 34 Joël Veltman DEF
  3. 15 Konstantinos Mavropanos DEF
  4. 3 Max Kilman DEF
  5. 5 Morato DEF
  6. 14 Divine Mukasa MID
  7. 7 Arne Engels MID
  8. 20 Jarrod Bowen FWD
  9. 17 Mohamadou Kanté MID
  10. 10 Manor Solomon FWD
  11. 19 Pablo FWD

Bench

  • 23 Alphonse Areola GK
  • 2 Kyle Walker-Peters DEF
  • 58 Airidas Golambeckis DEF
  • 30 Oliver Scarles DEF
  • 28 Tomás Souček MID
  • 61 Lewis Orford MID
  • 11 Valentín Castellanos FWD
  • 9 Joël Piroe FWD
  • 35 Edvin Austbø FWD

Southampton 4-2-3-1

Coach: Tonda Eckert

  1. 1 Daniel Peretz GK
  2. 14 James Bree DEF
  3. 5 Jack Stephens DEF
  4. 13 Keven Schlotterbeck DEF
  5. 34 Welington DEF
  6. 30 James Ward-Prowse MID
  7. 26 Cameron Bragg MID
  8. 10 Finn Azaz FWD
  9. 7 Léo Scienza MID
  10. 18 Tom Fellows FWD
  11. 9 Cyle Larin FWD

Bench

  • 25 George Long GK
  • 3 Ryan Manning DEF
  • 6 Zach Abbott DEF
  • 15 Nathan Wood DEF
  • 27 Kuryu Matsuki MID
  • 23 Samuel Edozie MID
  • 8 Caspar Jander MID
  • 11 Lewis Dobbin FWD
  • 28 Divin Mubama FWD

Injuries and suspensions

West Ham

No reported absences.

Southampton

  • Cyle Larin injury, back Doubtful
  • Flynn Downes injury, back Doubtful
Previous meetings
  • Tuesday 25 August 2026: Southampton 1-4 West Ham United
  • Saturday 19 April 2025: West Ham United 1-1 Southampton
  • Thursday 26 December 2024: Southampton 0-1 West Ham United
  • Sunday 2 April 2023: West Ham United 1-0 Southampton
  • Sunday 16 October 2022: Southampton 1-1 West Ham United