Burnley v West Ham team news has already delivered several major absences before Sunday’s Championship opener, with four players ruled out and Nuno Espírito Santo waiting on the fitness of Keiber Lamadrid.
West Ham travel to Turf Moor for their first league fixture since relegation, with both sides looking to make an immediate statement in the promotion race.
Nuno will be without Tomáš Souček, while Burnley have three confirmed injury absentees of their own.
Burnley v West Ham team news and injuries
West Ham have officially confirmed that Souček will miss the match as the midfielder continues his recovery from the ankle ligament injury suffered while representing Czechia at the World Cup.
His absence leaves Nuno with an important decision in central midfield.
ReadWestHam’s predicted XI ahead of the Burnley game considered Lewis Orford and Mohamadou Kanté among the options available if Edson Álvarez is not selected.
Lamadrid is another player whose availability remains uncertain.
Claret & Hugh reports that the 22-year-old must be considered a doubt after missing West Ham’s Carabao Cup victory over Portsmouth.
Burnley have more confirmed problems.
Jaydon Banel is unavailable with an unspecified issue, while Jordan Beyer remains sidelined by a knee injury.
Former West Ham midfielder Josh Cullen will also miss the reunion with his old club as he continues recovering from an ACL injury.
That leaves Souček, Banel, Beyer and Cullen ruled out, with Lamadrid facing a late fitness decision.
West Ham have at least received encouraging news elsewhere, with El Hadji Malick Diouf available despite intense speculation surrounding his future.
Manor Solomon is also pushing for his first competitive West Ham start following his arrival from Tottenham.
Nuno therefore has several major calls to make before naming the side tasked with beginning West Ham’s promotion campaign at Turf Moor.
