2026-27 Sky Bet Championship: Week 10 – Wednesday

Lincoln City meet West Ham in a huge Sky Bet Championship clash. 

Victory could lift Lincoln City back into the top half of the table, whilst West Ham can reclaim third with a win.

 

Team News

Reeco Hackett is set to return for Lincoln City after he sat out their 3-0 loss at Sheffield United due to concussion protocols.

Mason Melia remains sidelined with a thigh injury.

West Ham will welcome Mohamadou Kante back into contention after he was suspended for their 1-1 draw at home against QPR.

Keiber Lamadrid is again ruled out with a knock.

 

When is Kick-Off?

Lincoln City host West Ham at Sincil Bank on Wednesday 14 October at 8pm BST, live on Sky Sports Main Event and Football in the UK.

 

Stat Attack

• Lincoln City have failed to win any of their last four league meetings against West Ham (D1, L3).
• West Ham have lost just one of their last five league visits to Lincoln City (W3, D1, L1).
• This is Lincoln City’s first league meeting against West Ham to be played in the 21st century, with the pair having last met in a league fixture on 21 December 1957 which the Hammers won 6-1 away.
• Lincoln City are yet to claim a league win at home this season (D2, L2).
• Six of West Ham’s 16 points this season have been earned away from home (W1, D3).

 

Prediction

Still without a home win this season and coming into this match off the back of a poor defensive display at Sheffield Utd, Lincoln City must reset because this is the first of a run of four tricky games and they have nothing to lose as underdogs here.

West Ham meanwhile will feel frustrated to have drawn their last two matches and they do have a habit of drawing on the road, so they really need to find a solution to their disappointing first-half performances of late because they have faced uphill second-half battles to snatch a point.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s Hammers though will be buoyed by the club’s recent away head-to-head league recent against Lincoln City – even if from last century, as this is a chance for them to keep the pressure up on their promotion rivals but Lincoln City will view this as a chance to spring a shock home win.

I however just don’t see West Ham losing this if they can just sort out their first-half performance.

Prediction: Lincoln City 1-2 West Ham