West Ham United manager Nuno Espirito Santo looking shocked with Burton Albion crest in circular inset.
Credit: Imago/Burton Albion
James Barker
Sat 14 February 2026 10:02, UK
Nuno Espirito Santo is reportedly set to hand Keiber Lamadrid his West Ham debut against Burton.
According to a report from The West Ham Way on Saturday morning, Nuno is expected to include Lamadrid in the squad for West Ham‘s FA Cup fourth round tie with Burton.
It’s also reported that six other youngsters: Finlay Herrick, Josh Briggs, Lewis Orford, Josh Ajala, Mohamadou Kante and Ezra Mayers are all going to be involved in the matchday squad too.
Nuno looks to be using the match as a prime opportunity to rest and rotate his first-team stars, having only just played out a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Manchester United on Tuesday night.
The fourth round clash in Staffordshire gets underway at 12:15pm on Saturday afternoon, and the 21st-placed side in League One will be hoping to cause one of the shocks of this year’s competition so far.
More to follow…