Lincoln City vs West Ham United on Wednesday night is the first meeting between both sides since their League Cup tie in September 2023, when a 70th-minute goal from T omáš Souček earned The Hammers a 0-1 away victory.
Lincoln City enter this on the back of a 3-0 away defeat to Sheffield United on Saturday, which made it two consecutive Championship defeats.
West Ham United drew 1-1 with QPR at the weekend, which extended their unbeaten streak in the league to seven matches.
Match Facts
Lincoln City vs West Ham United – Match Facts
- Competition: Championship
- Date: Wednesday 14th October 2026
- Kick-off:8 pm
- Venue: ProAmpac Stadium
Lincoln City vs West Ham United Betting Odds – Championship 2026/27
Result | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Lincoln City | 3/1 | 25% |
West Ham United | 4/6 | 60% |
Draw | 14/5 | 26.3% |
Lincoln City are 3/1 outsiders, West Ham United can be gotten at 4/6, and the draw is 14/5.
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How to Watch
How to Watch Lincoln City vs West Ham United
Lincoln City vs West Ham United kicks off at 8 pm on Wednesday the 14th of October and can be viewed free-to-air on Sky Sports Main Event or Sky Sports Football.
Head-to-Head
Lincoln City vs West Ham United Head-to-Head
Wednesday’s meeting between both sides in the Championship will be the first meeting between Lincoln City and West Ham United since September 2023, when the Hammers won 0-1 after a 70th-minute goal from Tomáš Souček.
Per 11vs11 , this game is set to be the 25th competitive meeting between the sides since December 1902, when Lincoln City won 2-0 in the FA Cup . Across their meetings, Lincoln City have 7 wins, West Ham United have won on 11 occasions, and 6 draws have occurred.
Form Guides
Form Guides
Lincoln City Form Guide
The Imps were promoted to the Championship for the first time in their 143-year history last season when they topped the League One table ahead of Cardiff City at a canter with their 103-point tally from 46 matches, finishing 12 clear of the runners-up. In their opening nine fixtures of the season, they’ve accumulated a tally of 11 points, which has them 16th.
Lincoln City may have home advantage on Wednesday at ProAmpac Stadium, but do so with currently the second-worst home record in the Championship, with two points from their four home league games. Interestingly this is at odds with their close to their impeccable form at home with only one defeat at home in the league last season.
Ahead of Wednesday’s game, Lincoln City supporters have been clamouring for Irish international Chiedozie Ogbene (on loan from Sheffield United ) to start after some impressive cameos off the bench, but it’ll be interesting to see if they can fit both him and one of their better performers, Reeco Hackett, in the same side. Freddie Draper up-top is also a battering ram and commands respect from any defence.
West Ham United Form Guide
West Ham United played out a 1-1 draw with QPR at London Stadium last weekend after Jarrod Bowen scored in the 70th minute to cancel an early penalty from Nicolas Madsen. That result extended their unbeaten streak in the Championship to seven league games with four wins and three draws.
Following that run of form, West Ham United are third in the Championship with an impressive goal difference of +11, which is the strongest in the division alongside the club's tally of 23 goals scored across their nine league games. If the consistency of those numbers are maintained across the season, t he Hammers have an extremely strong chance of being promoted straight back to the Premier League .
The attacking players will naturally receive the bulk of attention given their potency in front of goal so far this season. However, the performance in the middle of the park from Arne Engels last weekend deserves plaudits; he was found everywhere, had 89 touches, made 64/73 passes, won 3/4 of his ground duels and 2/2 of his aerial duels.
Betting Tips
Lincoln City vs West Ham United Betting Tips
West Ham United – 4/6
The Hammers have won three of their five home games at London Stadium in the Championship this season and across those games have scored 15 times and have only conceded 5 for a goal difference of +10.
At odds of 4/6, they remain a value bet to pick up three points on Wednesday.
Jarrod Bowen First Goalscorer – 4/1
The West Ham United Captain has 7 goals and 4 assists across his 12 games in all competitions this season in just 961 minutes, meaning he averages 1.1 goal contributions per ninety minutes. It would be foolish to rule him out of scoring first in this one.
Over 2.5 Total Goals – 8/13
Across their nine league games this season, West Ham United have had Over 2.5 Total Goals in all but two of their fixtures for an average of 3.88 goals per game, meaning Over 2.5 Total Goals @ 8/13 may just be the banker of the game.
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