On Jan 26th, Crystal Palace hosts West Ham United in a Premier League match in the ever popular London derby. Crystal Palace sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-4 loss against Manchester City. John Stones struck first for Manchester City in the 26th minute, then İlkay Gündoğan added another in the 56th minute In the end, Crystal Palace couldn’t muster any offence and Manchester City ran away with the shutout win. Crystal Palace looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while west Ham United is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Doncaster Rovers. Pablo Fornals struck first for West Ham United in the 2nd minute on a feed from Ryan Fredericks, then Andriy Yarmolenko added another in the 32nd minute on a feed from Saïd Benrahma In the end, Doncaster Rovers was frustrated by West Ham United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. West Ham United ended the match with the shutout victory. West Ham United should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
On Wed Dec 16th, West Ham United hosted Crystal Palace at the London Stadium in their last match together. West Ham United and Crystal Palace battled to a 1-1 draw. Christian Benteke scored the first goal for Crystal Palace in the 34th minute, then Sébastien Haller tied it up for West Ham United in the 55th minute on a feed from Vladimír Coufal earning West Ham United at least a draw.
West Ham United’s most prolific scorer has been Michail Antonio. The English midfielder has netted two goals over the last five matches. Wilfried Zaha and Eberechi Eze are the top scorers for Crystal Palace in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats
Martin Kelly, Jeffrey Schlupp, Mamadou Sakho, Gary Cahill, Nathan Ferguson and Hennessey are unavailable to play for Crystal Palace, while David Moyes’s West Ham United squad will be without Fabián Balbuena, Issa Diop, Ryan Fredericks, Łukasz Fabiański and Arthur Masuaku.