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West Ham predicted XI vs Derby: New signing starts instantly as Taty Castellanos returns in triple change

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03 Sep 2026, 6:10 pm

West Ham United could potentially make two changes against Derby County on Saturday.

John Eustace's team travel to London Stadium on 5 September as both teams try to build a winning run.

Both recently got their first Championship wins of the season against Wolves and Portsmouth, respectively.

Nuno Espirito Santo may look to make slight changes to his team for the Derby game despite getting the three points on Tuesday.

Taty Castellanos started on the bench against Wolves but could come back into the fold immediately.

With the Portuguese manager capable of changing his attacking dynamics, there may be another change in that area.

Who else could come into West Ham team vs Derby?

Castellanos is arguably the best striker at Nuno's disposal at West Ham and he may once again be given the reins up top from the start.

Joel Piroe may be the one to start alongside the Argentine centre-forward, with Pablo failing to make much of an impact at London Stadium.

Jarrod Bowen is likely to keep his place on the right-wing, with Arne Engles and Divine Mukasa also continuing in their midfield roles.

It wouldn't be surprising to see Keiber Lamadrid get the nod, with the Venezuela international more willing to track back.

Mads Hermansen should continue in goal, and that will likely continue for the rest of the season.

Kyle Walker-Peters and Ollie Scarles could keep their spots, with both showing their worth in each third against Wolves.

Konstantinos Mavropanos returned in the 4-2 win, scoring one in each net, showcasing his dominance, and he should start again.

Another change could see new signing Morato come straight in to replace Max Kilman in defence, with the Brazilian surely raring for more minutes.

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Could there be more London Stadium debuts vs Derby?

Edvin Austbo made his debut for West Ham off the bench against Wolves.

The Hammers signed Morato on loan from Nottingham Forest and added right-back Adama Boiro to their squad.

It wouldn't be surprising to see Austbo and Boiro come off the bench at some point to keep the Rams at bay if the Irons have a narrow lead going into the final 15 minutes of the game.

Nuno has brought Joel Veltman off the bench a lot recently and he could do the same with the other two defensive signings.

West Ham predicted XI vs Derby: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Mavropanos, Morato, Scarles, Bowen, Engels, Mukasa, Lamadrid, Piroe, Castellanos

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