Cardiff vs West Ham: Confirmed Lineups & Match Prediction

Cardiff vs West Ham: Confirmed Lineups & Match Prediction

Cardiff vs West Ham confirmed lineups, starting XI and bench news, plus match prediction, odds and bet builder tips for this Championship showdown.

Cardiff vs West Ham Confirmed Lineups

Competition

Championship

Match Date

Wednesday 4 November 2026

Kick-off Time

19:45 UK time

Venue

Cardiff City Stadium

The starting lineups for the Championship fixture between Cardiff and West Ham have been confirmed.

Cardiff Starting XI

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI: Nathan Trott, Perry Ng, Calum Scanlon, Will Fish, Joel Bagan, Alex Robertson, Jack Moylan, Ollie Tanner, Rubin Colwill, Chris Willock, Yousef Salech

Substitutes: Harry Tyrer, David Turnbull, Cian Ashford, Joel Colwill, Troy Perrett, Charlie Holt, Ronan Kpakio, Rob Tankiewicz, Paul Moreno

West Ham Starting XI

Formation: 4-4-1-1

Starting XI: Mads Hermansen, Joël Veltman, Morato, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Maximilian Kilman, Manor Solomon, Jarrod Bowen, Arne Engels, Soungoutou Magassa, Divine Mukasa, Taty Castellanos

Substitutes: Tomáš Souček, Joël Piroe, Alphonse Areola, Lewis Orford, Ollie Scarles, Edvin Austbø, Ezra Mayers, Mohamadou Kanté, Airidas Golambeckis

Cardiff vs West Ham Immediate Reaction

Cardiff

Cardiff line up in a 4-2-3-1, with Yousef Salech leading the attack as the lone forward. Rubin Colwill starts in the number 10 role, flanked by Ollie Tanner and Chris Willock, while Alex Robertson and Jack Moylan form the central pair in front of the back four.

West Ham

West Ham start in a 4-4-1-1 with Taty Castellanos up front and Divine Mukasa in the role behind him. Jarrod Bowen starts on the right of midfield, with Manor Solomon on the left and Arne Engels and Soungoutou Magassa in the centre.

Cardiff vs West Ham Reactive Bet Builder

The suggested bet builder combines four selections: Jarrod Bowen to have over 0.5 shots on target, Jarrod Bowen to have over 2.5 shots, Joel Bagan to be shown a card, and West Ham to score over 1.5 goals.

Cardiff vs West Ham Prediction After Confirmed Lineups

West Ham are favourites to win.

Score Prediction: 1-2

Disclaimer

Important information: This article may contain links to betting offers or promotions for Cardiff vs West Ham that were available at the time of publication. These offers may have since expired, changed, or no longer be available.

Oddschecker offers are selected from operators that our football experts work with regularly and have first-hand experience of. If you open an account via one of these links, Oddschecker may earn commission. This helps support our coverage and allows us to continue producing expert analysis and football content across Championship.

Please gamble responsibly. 18+.

oddschecker logo
unsupported browser icon
Browser Not Supported

To provide a world-class betting experience we use cutting-edge web technologies only supported by modern browsers.

We recommend using one of the following:

chrome iconGoogle Chromefirefox iconMozlla Firefoxopera iconOperaedge iconMicrosoft Edgesafari-ios iconSafari (OS 10.8+)