CONFIRMED: Millwall vs West Ham lineups as Nuno starts Piroe and Taty

Updated introduction: Confirmed team news for 12:30pm derby

Updated, 19 September 2026: West Ham United and Millwall have confirmed their starting lineups for this lunchtime’s Championship derby at The Den. Team news for millwall vs west ham centres on Nuno Espírito Santo’s forward line. Joel Piroe and Taty Castellanos both start in attack for the 12:30pm kick-off.

Kyle Walker-Peters also comes into the side, in for Joël Veltman, who has been ruled out of the derby. Jarrod Bowen wears the captain’s armband for West Ham, while Jake Cooper captains Millwall.

West Ham United starting XI at The Den

Nuno Espírito Santo has named Joel Piroe and Taty Castellanos in his starting attack for the 12:30pm kick-off. The pair start together, sharing the goalscoring responsibility for West Ham at The Den.

Kyle Walker-Peters is the one change to the side, coming in at the expense of Veltman. Jarrod Bowen captains West Ham for the game against Millwall.

Millwall team selection and tactical setup

Millwall have given the captain’s armband to Jake Cooper for the derby. Lyndon Dykes leads the home side’s attack, the central point for Millwall’s forward play at The Den.

Those are the initial details confirmed for Millwall ahead of kick-off. The full breakdown of Cooper’s starting eleven follows in the lineup table below.

Millwall vs West Ham starting lineups in full

The confirmed team news for millwall vs west ham is set out below. Both clubs have named a captain and a central attacking figure, with the rest of each starting eleven yet to be listed player by player.

Cooper and Dykes lead the confirmed Millwall side, with Bowen, Piroe, Castellanos and Walker-Peters completing the West Ham eleven that Nuno Espírito Santo has selected for The Den.

What happens next

Kick-off at The Den is at 12:30pm, with both sets of supporters expecting a fiercely contested London derby. West Ham arrive on the back of a run through the early rounds of the League Cup, covered in our Carabao Cup rules explained reader guide from the extra-time win over Fulham.

Away from the men’s first team, West Ham Women’s recent form is assessed in our West Ham Women player ratings from the London City match.

For the moment team news first broke ahead of this derby, read our original confirmed XI report.