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West Ham v Cardiff team news: Parker makes big early call as £19m man returns

Konstantinos Mavropanos has made a surprise return to the West Ham United XI as Scott Parker selects his side for the first time ahead of…

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Published: Wednesday, 4 November 2026 at 6:37 PM

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Konstantinos Mavropanos returns to the starting lineup for Scott Parker's first match in charge of West Ham United against Cardiff City.
Soungoutou Magassa earns his first appearance of the season, starting in place of Mohamadou Kante.
Kyle Walker-Peters, Pablo Felipe, and Edson Alvarez are all absent from the matchday squad due to injuries.

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Konstantinos Mavropanos has made an unexpected return to the West Ham United starting lineup for Wednesday's Championship match against Cardiff City. The fixture marks Scott Parker's first match in charge of the Hammers following his appointment as manager. Mavropanos replaces teenager Airidas Golambeckis in the defense.

Parker also selected Soungoutou Magassa for his first appearance of the season, replacing Mohamadou Kante. In attack, Taty Castellanos starts alongside Jarrod Bowen and Manor Solomon, while Joel Veltman replaces the injured Kyle Walker-Peters at right-back.

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