West Ham take on Charlton as their Carabao Cup campaign kicks off with a London derby.
David Moyes might be tempted to give his fringe players the chance to impress in their second round clash against Charlton after a poor start to the Premier League season.
The Hammers fell to a 2-0 home defeat to Newcastle on Saturday with Charlton, who began life back in League One with a 2-0 away to Crewe Alexandra, looking to pile more misery on the east Londoners.
Date, time and venue
West Ham vs Charlton is scheduled for a 7:30pm BST kick-off on Tuesday September 15.
The match will be behind closed doors at the London Stadium with no fans due to be present due to government guidelines regarding coronavirus.
How to watch
West Ham vs Charlton will not be televised live in the UK.
But you can keep up to date with all the action with Standard Sport's LIVE blog.
Team news
West Ham youngsters Ben Johnson and Josh Cullen - the latter having spent the last two seasons on loan with Charlton - will want to show they are worthy of first-team opportunities this season.
Darren Randolph will start in goal against the team with whom he started his career. Meanwhile, with no clubs interested in taking them off West Ham's hands at this stage, Manuel Lanzini and Felipe Anderson will hope to have the chance to find some form against the League One side.
Predicted West Ham XI to face Charlton (4-4-1-1): Randolph; Johnson, Diop, Balbuena, Masuaku; Yarmolenko, Wilshere, Cullen, Anderson; Lanzini; Haller
Prediction: West Ham 2-1 Charlton
A home win for the Hammers - but not necessarily a comfortable one.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
There have been 40 meetings between these two over the years with West Ham winning 16 of those.
The Addicks aren't far behind however with 14 wins to their name.
Tuesday will mark the first meeting between these two since February 2007.
Betting odds and tips
- West Ham to win: 4/11
- Charlton to win: 8/1
- Draw: 9/2
Odds courtesy of Betfair Exchange. Click here to find out more.
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