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14th October LINCOLN CITY - WEST HAM

PREVIEW

  • Wed 20:00 Lincoln City Vs West Ham
  • Game for: 10th round of Championship
  • Predicted Score: Lincoln City 0 - 2 West Ham

Standing

PTeamWDLPtsForm
16Lincoln City32411LLWWDD
3West Ham44116DDWWWW

16th (IN CHAMPIONSHIP )

  • League : This is the 5th home game this season.
  • Home Record : 0W - 2D - 2L
  • Last Game : Sheffield United - Lincoln City: 3-0
  • Next Game : 17 Oct Millwall - Lincoln City

3rd (IN CHAMPIONSHIP )

  • League : This is the 5th away game this season.
  • Away Record : 1W - 3D - 0L
  • Last Game : West Ham - Queens Park Rangers: 1-1
  • Next Game : 17 Oct Swansea - West Ham

KEY STATS BASED ON ALL GAMES

Team

GAMES

Record

Next Game

GR 4-6Lincoln City95 Y - 4 N
20:00
Lincoln City - West Ham
Odd

Probable Lineups

( 3-4-3 ) Lincoln City

West Ham ( 4-4-1-1 )

  • Wickens
  • 6.7
  • Towler
  • 6.8
  • Bradley
  • 6.8
  • Elerewe
  • 6.9
  • Elder
  • 7.1
  • McGrandles
  • 6.7
  • Bayliss
  • 6.3
  • Jefferies
  • 6.7
  • Street
  • 6.3
  • Draper
  • 6.6
  • House
  • 6.7
  • Hermansen
  • 6.6
  • Morato
  • 6.4
  • Kilman
  • 7.0
  • Mavropanos
  • 7.2
  • Walker-Peters
  • 6.4
  • Solomon
  • 7.2
  • Engels
  • 7.0
  • Mukasa
  • 6.8
  • Bowen
  • 7.6
  • Piroe
  • 6.7
  • Castellanos
  • 6.8
  • Player Index: how much of this team's football each player accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

Injuries and Suspensions

Lincoln CityVsWest Ham

PlayerRatingStatus
Reeco Hackett6.73 Doubtful - injured
Tendayi Darikwa6.61 Out - injured
Andrei Coubis6.57 Doubtful - injured
Mason Melia5.98 Out - injured
PlayerRatingStatus
  • Rating: season rating out of 10; players without one yet show a dash. ★ marks a player this side particularly relies on.

Team News

  • Reeco Hackett was given a rest against Sheffield United as a precautionary measure.

  • Lincoln are also uncertain about the fitness of Andrei Coubis, their versatile defender, who was absent on Saturday.

  • Chris Cohen might give Callum Elder a starting role on Wednesday night.

  • Mohamadou Kante is eligible for selection after completing his one-match suspension at the weekend.

  • Joël Piroe may earn a starting spot for Nuno Espirito Santo's side as they travel to Sincil Bank.

Odds

Lincoln City Win: 5

DRAW: 3.8

West Ham Win: 1.62

Prices are indicative and sourced from a range of bookmakers, and may differ from those of any individual bookmaker.

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Game Analysis

  • The market expects a one-sided afternoon. West Ham is the shortest price on a book of 5 / 3.8 / 1.62 (1 / X / 2), an implied 57.1%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 18.5% / 24.4% / 57.1% on an overround of 8.0%.

  • In the league table Lincoln City sit 16th on 11 points (3W 2D 4L) with West Ham 3rd on 16 points (4W 4D 1L).

  • Lincoln City read L-L-W-W-D-D across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (2W 2D 2L) — patchy.

  • West Ham read D-D-W-W-W-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (4W 2D 0L) — a strong recent run.

  • Lincoln City team news: Reeco Hackett was given a rest against Sheffield United as a precautionary measure.

  • Lincoln City team news: Lincoln are also uncertain about the fitness of Andrei Coubis, their versatile defender, who was absent on Saturday.

  • West Ham team news: Mohamadou Kante is eligible for selection after completing his one-match suspension at the weekend.

  • West Ham team news: Joël Piroe may earn a starting spot for Nuno Espirito Santo's side as they travel to Sincil Bank.

  • Lincoln City are without 4 — Reeco Hackett (Doubtful - injured), Tendayi Darikwa (Out - injured), Andrei Coubis (Doubtful - injured), Mason Melia (Out - injured).

  • Early lineups are in: Lincoln City set up 3-4-3 against 4-4-1-1. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.

  • Lincoln City lean hardest on Ben House (8.3), Deji Elerewe (8.3), George Wickens (8.3) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

  • Reeco Hackett is out for Lincoln City — index 8.3, against 8.4 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

  • Andrei Coubis is out for Lincoln City — index 8.2, against 9.1 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

  • West Ham lean hardest on Jarrod Bowen (9.2), Manor Solomon (9.2), Maximilian Kilman (9.2) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

  • The projected score for this one is Lincoln City 0 - 2 West Ham, an away win by 2 with 2 goals in it — short of the 2.5 line.

  • The read: West Ham at 1.62 is the side the market is with, and nothing in the data above argues against it.

  • This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 08:50 on 13th October 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.


Category: Previews

Written by: BTFNews

Date: 06:50 13 Oct, 2026