West Ham vs Crystal Palace Prediction: A Draw from a Losing Position

Latest West Ham vs Crystal Palace team news

West Ham will be without Tomas Soucek, who received a direct red card in the defeat against Tottenham and will begin a three-match suspension. Therefore, manager Potter will have to find a partner for James Ward-Prowse in midfield, with Soungoutou Magassa likely to be given his first start. Aside from Soucek, West Ham have almost their strongest squad available, with only George Earthy missing (doubtful of a minor injury).

For Crystal Palace, Adam Wharton (muscle injury) and Eddie Nketiah (hamstring) are doubtful. Ismaila Sarr (hamstring) is definitely out and aims to return for the match against Liverpool on September 27th. Meanwhile, defender Chadi Riad is getting closer to making a comeback after a knee injury earlier this year.

Latest predicted lineups for West Ham vs Crystal Palace

West Ham United:

Hermansen; Walker-Peters, Mavropanos, Kilman, Diouf; Magassa, Ward-Prowse, Bowen, Fernandes, Summerville; Paqueta

Crystal Palace:

Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Hughes, Lerma, Mitchell; Pino, Kamada, Mateta

Latest football match prediction: West Ham vs Crystal Palace

Following a disappointing 14th-place finish in the 2024-25 season, West Ham United entered their 14th consecutive Premier League season with a less-than-ideal start, and pressure quickly mounted on manager Graham Potter in his first full season in East London.

"The Hammers" suffered their fourth defeat in just five official matches since the start of the 2025-26 season, losing 3-0 to Tottenham in the London derby last weekend thanks to goals from Pape Sarr, Lucas Bergvall and centre-back Micky van de Ven.

The surprising 3-0 victory away at Nottingham Forest before the September international break was a rare bright spot, giving West Ham three points and placing them 18th in the table, level on points with Burnley – who are just above them on goal difference.

Apart from that victory, West Ham have conceded 11 goals in just three Premier League defeats, making them the team with the worst defense in the league after four rounds.

Lucas Paqueta, who scored in all three games before the break but was silent against Tottenham, is a name that has maintained consistency. The Brazilian midfielder was a target for Aston Villa last summer, but chose to remain with West Ham, even though his talent clearly deserves a better future than being involved in a relegation battle.

Crystal Palace

After winning their first-ever FA Cup last season, Crystal Palace begin their historic 2025-26 season competing on three fronts, and they are unbeaten in seven official matches since the start of the season.

Recently, Palace overcame Millwall in the third round of the League Cup on penalties to advance. Along with Liverpool and Chelsea, Palace is one of three Premier League teams that remain unbeaten, currently sitting in ninth place with six points after four rounds.

Following the departure of star striker Eberechi Eze to Arsenal, Palace have started the season relying heavily on defensive solidity: they have conceded only one goal in the Premier League and two in a total of seven official matches.

Notably, Palace have a very good record when playing away at West Ham, remaining unbeaten in their last six visits, including a 2-0 victory in January thanks to a brace from Jean-Philippe Mateta.

Latest West Ham vs Crystal Palace score prediction

Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.West Ham vs Crystal Palaceas follows:

• Sportsmole:West Ham 1-2 Crystal Palace

• WhoScore:West Ham 2-1 Crystal Palace
• Our newspaper predicts:West Ham 1-1 Crystal Palace

When and where can I watch West Ham vs Crystal Palace live?

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