Magdeburg vs West Ham preview: Opposition lowdown, team news, how to follow
West Ham United bring their pre-season campaign to an end in Germany this Saturday.
Nuno Espirito Santo will be pleased with what he's seen from his group of players, of whom he only hopes to strengthen further over the coming weeks.
Magdeburg are West Ham's final pre-season opposition this Saturday, with the game being played at their 30,000-seater Avnet Arena.
It will offer Nuno one last chance to assess his options ahead of the Hammers' League Cup tie against Portsmouth on 8 August.
So, ahead of this last summer run out, West Ham Zone has you covered with all you need to know before Saturday's 1.30pm kick-off UK time.
Magdeburg: How has their pre-season gone and what can West Ham expect?
Formed in 1965, Der Club as they're known play in the German second division, and have done since their promotion from the third tier in 2022.
After finishing fifth in 2024-25, they endured a disappointing campaign last term, as they were able to narrowly avoid relegation in 14th.
Magdeburg have played five pre-season friendlies so far this summer, and they've won absolutely every single one of them.
Blau-Weib Neuenhofe were beaten 9-0, Havelberg were thrashed an incredible 23-0, Chemie Leipzig fell to a 4-1 defeat, Schoningen lost 4-0 and Paderborn fell victim to a 2-0 defeat respectively.
So, they will be fully confident of beating West Ham this weekend, in what is also their final pre-season friendly before their season starts.
Their big threat is 24-year-old striker Mateusz Zukowski, who netted 17 times in 21 2.Bundesliga games last season.
So, are there any injuries West Ham are carrying into Saturday's trip to Germany?
West Ham team news vs Magdeburg
West Ham Zone has predicted how Nuno will line his West Ham starting XI up against Magdeburg, with George Earthy tipped to get his chance.
Currently, the only real injury concern for the Hammers is Tomas Soucek, who continues to recover from an ankle problem suffered in the World Cup.
As such, he's not expected to play any part against Magdeburg this weekend.
Other than that, nobody appears to have come out of Wednesday's 1-1 draw with Southend United with any injury concerns, so Nuno should have a relatively clean bill of health for this one.
For those Irons fans who aren't travelling to Germany to watch the game live, can Hammers supporters still tune into the action from home?
How to keep up with West Ham vs Magdeburg
Unfortunately, the answer to that question is no.
West Ham aren't able to offer a livestream for the match due to broadcasting restrictions, so only those Hammers fans in attendance will see the action as it happens.
However, the official West Ham website will offer a live text commentary of the game via the match centre.
West Ham may also offer live updates across their social media channels to, so it's worth keeping an eye on those on Saturday as well.