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West Ham vs Charlton prediction: Hammers to take London derby spoils

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Enda McElhinneyEnda McElhinney
A fully fit Taty Castellanos could prove a major asset for West Ham this season
A fully fit Taty Castellanos could prove a major asset for West Ham this season

West Ham face a London derby in their first home Championship game since August 2011 as Charlton take on Nuno Espirito Santo's Hammers.

The Addicks made a winning start last week, coming from behind to beat Derby 2-1 at The Valley.

West Ham meanwhile squandered a two-goal lead at Burnley inside the final seven minutes to bring back only a point from Turf Moor.

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Tomas Soucek and summer arrival Keiber Lamadrid are set to miss out for West Ham once more but Arne Engels — signed from Celtic last week for £22m — is in line for his Hammers debut at some stage. He could replace young midfielder Lewis Orford.

Charlie Kelman and Kayne Ramsay are missing for Charlton, while new signing Timothy Ouma is not fully fit after joining on loan from Slavia Prague.

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The stats

This is a first league meeting between these London rivals since Charlton were 4-0 winners at The Valley in a 2007 Premier League clash.

The Addicks have won four of their last six league games against West Ham (D1, L1).

West Ham have lost eight of their last nine London derby league games (D1).

Taty Castellanos scored two for West Ham in the 3-1 Carabao Cup win over Portsmouth at home earlier this month.

All four games featuring these clubs this season have produced at least three goals.

West Ham received four yellow cards in the draw at Burnley, while Charlton have no cautions in two games this season.

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Prediction

Both teams have scored in each of the four league and cup games featuring these sides so far this season and that trend may continue now.

West Ham let slip a 2-0 lead at Burnley in their Championship opener, while they fell behind here against Pompey before that.

Taty Castellanos fired a brace either side of half-time to help turn that around. The Argentine had a season interrupted by injury last time after joining the Hammers from Lazio, although he scored six Premier League goals in just 18 appearances.

He is going to be a key figure this season for Nuno Espirito Santo's side in the second tier and can open his Championship scoring account now in a game where the hosts may need multiple goals to get the victory, as Charlton have scored five goals in two games already and will not bow down without a scrap at the London Stadium.

Score prediction: West Ham 3-1 Charlton

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