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West Ham United vs Charlton Athletic Prediction: Nuno Espírito Santo's Side Set for Dominant Home Display

West Ham welcome Charlton to the London Stadium on 22 August 2026 in what feels like one of those fixtures where the occasion is half the story. It's West Ham's first home league game outside the top flight since 2011…

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  • On 2026-08-22 at 15:00 GMT, West Ham United take on Charlton Athletic in week 2 of Championship (2026-2027).
  • With the data available to us, Nuno Espírito Santo and N. Jones have not met as managers before.
  • The current standings see West Ham United hold 10th place with 1 point, while Charlton Athletic occupy 5th with 3 points.
  • West Ham United have 2 players out: K. Lamadrid (Knee Injury), T. Soucek (Ankle Injury) whereas Charlton Athletic have 5 players missing: C. Kelman (Injury), T. Ouma (Lacking Match Fitness), K. Ramsay (Injury), J. Edwards (Ankle Injury), M. Mbick (Knee Injury).
  • We're predicting West Ham United to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-4-2, and Charlton Athletic are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
  • The previous match saw J. Bowen lead West Ham United with a 8.3 TheyScored rating, and S. Carey top-rating for Charlton Athletic at 7.9.
  • Contrast in results: West Ham United had to share the points 2-2 with Burnley, whereas Charlton Athletic claimed victory 2-1 vs. Derby County.
  • Both teams have been in great form: West Ham United 2-3-0 and Charlton Athletic 3-0-2 over their last 5 matches.
  • This one's been tight: in 5 head-to-head games, West Ham United have won 2 games, Charlton Athletic 2 games, and there've been 1 draw.

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West Ham is going head to head with Charlton on 22/8/2026 14:00 GMT for the England Championship. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and West Ham v Charlton H2H statistics!